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A Comparative Study Of The Character Representation Of California's Dominant Minority Groups In The Officially Adopted California Reading Textbooks Of The 1950's, 1960's, And 1970's

Author

Ralph Yarnelle Mckay, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

1971

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Dewey Chambers

First Committee Member

Donald Duns

Second Committee Member

Shirley Jennings

Third Committee Member

Heath Lowry

Fourth Committee Member

Tapan Mukerjee

Abstract

It was the objective of this study to collect and analyze data concerning how the dominant minority groups in California - Spanish speaking-speaking, Negro, American Indian, and Oriental American - have been and are currently portrayed in those state adopted reading textbooks that are/and have been the most commonly used in California elementary schools since 1953.

The investigator used the process of content analysis to gather data in order to answer the following questions: (1) Are the identified minority group characters represented in the state adopted California elementary reading textbooks of the 1950’s?; (2) When represented, what is the portrayal of that character representation?; (3) Are the identified minority group characters represented in the state Adopted California reading textbooks of the 1960’s?; (4) When represented, what is the portrayal of that character representation?; (5) Are the identified minority group characters represented in the state adopted California reading textbooks of the 1970’s?; (6) When represented, what is the portrayal of that character's representation?; and (7) What evidence of trends is there in the presentation of the identified minority group characters during this twenty year period?

Pages

272

Recommended Citation

Mckay, Ralph Yarnelle. (1971). A Comparative Study Of The Character Representation Of California's Dominant Minority Groups In The Officially Adopted California Reading Textbooks Of The 1950's, 1960's, And 1970's. University of the Pacific, Dissertation. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2890