Textbook Deals: Is Your Board Putting Cost before Curriculum?.

Muther, Connie

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ERIC Number: EJ329676

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Textbook Deals: Is Your Board Putting Cost before Curriculum?

Muther, Connie

American School Board Journal, v173 n1 p32-34 Jan 1986

Textbooks should be selected to meet the needs of students and teachers. Making "a deal" can, in the long run, lead to textbooks that are more expensive and of poorer quality. Five ways to improve textbook selection are suggested. Some publishers' comments are included. (MLF)

Descriptors: Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Needs Assessment, Publishing Industry, Purchasing, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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