Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1999
Keywords
elementary schools, textbooks, social studies, representation of the Caribbean
Abstract
This article surveys the most popular elementary school social studies textbooks used in the United States to determine how and to what extent the Caribbean is depicted and included. As a whole, a frequency analysis revealed that inclusion and discussion of the Caribbean are virtually nonexistent, especially in the lower grade levels. Perhaps even more disturbing, however, is that when the region was discussed in some depth, much of the information was incomplete, incorrect, or grossly biased.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Revista de Ciencias Sociales, v. 6, p. 123-140
Scholar Commons Citation
Cruz, Bárbara C., "Representación e Inclusión del Caribe en los Libros de Texto de las Escuelas Primarias en los Estados Unidos" (1999). Social Science Education Faculty Publications. 52.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sse_facpub/52
