Korean Textbooks Improve Portrayal of Africa

Korean textbooks moving beyond stereotypes of Africa: NGO

South Korean elementary school textbooks are presenting a more diverse and positive picture of Africa than before, according to a civic group that has campaigned against stereotypical portrayals of the continent in classrooms. Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, a South Korean internet-based civic group, said Thursday it analyzed seven sixth-grade social studies textbooks set to be used from the second semester of this year and found significant changes in how Africa is portrayed. The group had p

By The Korea Herald