Disability in Elementary School Textbooks
Abstract
This
study investigated the representation of disabled people in the textbooks of
elementary school Natural Sciences, Social Studies and, Science and Technology
courses. In this study, 12 textbooks published by Ministry of National
Education in Turkey during the academic year of 2011-2012 were examined using
content analysis. Findings of this study revealed that representation of
disabled people in visuals and texts in elementary school textbooks was
limited. There is a need to increase awareness of the educators and textbooks
writers on the representation of disabled peoples in the visuals and text. Besides,
the significant findings of the study results showed that majority of people
with disabled were children and physically disabled and more than half of them
were with individuals who has not any handicap. Disabled people were often
located in places outside of the school. Text and images were in textbooks
supported each other. Moreover, disabled people should be integrated social and
educational life in textbooks.
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