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Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
The Representation of People of Color in Undergraduate General Chemistry Textbooks
Denise King and Daniel S. Domin
Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TX 37209-1561
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February 2007
Vol. 84 No. 2
p. 342
Abstract
A content analysis of eleven college-level general chemistry textbooks was performed to ascertain the extent to which people of color are represented within the textbook photographs. The results of this study show that all of the textbooks’ photographs within this investigation include people of color at a level well below their representation in American society. In addition, photographs containing images of people of color usually depict them in a context that has no relevance to chemistry or in a manner that propagates stereotypes. It is the conclusion of these authors that contemporary undergraduate general chemistry textbooks are laden with instructional bias with respect to people of color.
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King, Denise; Domin, Daniel S. J. Chem. Educ. 2007 84 342.
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Keywords
Chemical Education Research; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Textbooks / Reference Books
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1/9/2007
1/12/2007
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