Date of Award
1989
Type
Thesis
Major
Specialist in Education
Degree Type
Special Degree in Education
Department
Teacher Education
First Advisor
Dr. James Brewbaker
Second Advisor
Dr. Harold L. Whitman
Third Advisor
Dr. Barbara Hunt
Abstract
This research study evaluated textbooks in terms of frequency of female authors, frequency of female protagonists, and frequency of dependency in female protagonists in selected modern American short stories. The study was limited to selections in Scott, Foresman and Company textbooks used in eleventh grade classrooms nationwide for the past twenty-five years. The samples came from four editions beginning with 1963 and ending with the current 1985 edition. The study revealed that there was no meaningful change in any of the researched categories. The findings of the study were reported in the form of synopses, tallies, charts and tables.
Recommended Citation
Hussey, Susan E., "An Analysis of Authors, Characters and Dependency of Women Protagonists in the Short Stories of Selected Literary Anthologies" (1989). Theses and Dissertations. 659.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/659
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