The World Portrayed in Texts: An Analysis of the Content of Elementary School Textbooks
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11575/jet.v25i3.44310Abstract
Textbook content continues to frame a great deal of classroom learning. In this
paper, the perception of society and its ideals portrayed in elementary- level
textbooks commonly used in British Columbia, Canada, are investi gated and
analyzed. Prominent themes are teased out and discussed under fo ur broad
headings: technology and consumeri sm, the personal world of children, what it
means to be a Canadian, and morality and religion. Questions are raised about
the potential effects of the nature and scope of textbook content.
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