...Heidi J. Torres Purpose This article describes a study examining the influence of a curricular intervention on 25 third-graders' stereotypes and biases related to world cultures and the people who embody them. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative study focused on privileging student...

... but also the media, it is important for books to provide meaningful representations of immigrants. Key words: immigrant, immigration, trade book, multicultural education, stereotypes, social studies As a teacher and member of a family of immigrants, I wanted to understand how first- generation immigrants...