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The Representation of People of Color in Undergraduate General Chemistry Textbooks

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Denise King and Daniel S. Domin

Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TX 37209-1561

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (2), p 342

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p342

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2007

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History, Education, and Documentation

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 textbooksâ€™ 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.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Chemical Education Research

Keywords (Feature):

Chemical Education Research

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Textbooks / Reference Books

Keywords (Subject):

Minorities in Chemistry

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