Bias and sensitivity guidelines
- Bias and sensitivity guidelines
Bias and sensitivity guidelines are guidelines that have been set up by several major textbook and standardized test publishers to remove potentially offensive words and phrases from their texts. These guidelines establish lists of issues, words, and stereotypes deemed objectionable by a particular group. Fact|date=February 2007:
Further reading
* Diane Ravitch, "The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn". Knopf, 2003, hardcover, 255 pages, ISBN-13: 978-1400030644
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