school books; non-white characters; characters with disabilities; gender stereotypes; intersectional analysis
Abstract :
[en] Textbooks play an important part in children's schooling. They have an obvious educational purpose and exist to convey knowledge, but their worth goes beyond the simple school framework. Teaching materials, and particularly textbooks, have an essential role in the socialisation of children through the values they communicate.
Based on these observations, we conducted an extensive study of gender representations in textbooks used in Luxembourg primary schools (Kerger & Brasseur, 2021). Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the number of characters and the type of activities in which they are represented, we were able to uncover the norms and stereotypes found in these textbooks.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Kerger, Sylvie ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW)
Brasseur, Laurence
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
An intersectional approach on primary school textbooks
Publication date :
25 May 2022
Main work title :
An intersectional approach on primary school textbooks
