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Griffin, Beverly Norris – 1984
A three-part review process is proposed as an aid to textbook selection for college courses. After an introductory discussion of the importance of developing standards and criteria for selecting course texts, the three-phase process is presented. The initial phase involves the establishment of departmental criteria for textbooks, which may be…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Textbook Selection
Peer reviewedPercy, William A.; Suarez, Pedro J. – History Teacher, 1984
Intended to help college level history teachers choose the texts most appropriate to their teaching methods and student bodies, this article critiques Western and world civilization textbooks. (RM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, History Instruction, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedCulyer, A. J. – Economics, 1985
Many things are wrong with college level economics textbooks. For example, they are too ahistorical, too particularist, or unsystematically eclectic. The requirements of a good college economics textbook are examined. (RM)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Textbook Bias
Peer reviewedJames, Preston E. – Journal of Geography, 1990
First published in 1969 in "Journal of Geography," this article suggested an introductory geography course provided an introduction to field of geography and provided useful image of world. Claimed that these objectives were viewed as incompatible, and suggested a geography course that served both purposes. Described early textbooks and the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedFlynn, Barbara – International Journal of Social Education, 1990
Refutes the claim that textbooks are responsible for educational difficulties. States that textbooks are a reflection of what teachers want. Provides a behind the scenes look at textbook production. Points out the problems created by the lack of a national curriculum and the textbook policies of state adoption committees. (RW)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, High Schools
Tyson-Bernstein, Harriet – 1988
Many feel that textbooks dominate what students learn. They set the curriculum and often the facts learned in most subjects. For many students, textbooks are their first and sometimes only early exposure to books and to reading. The public regards textbooks as authoritative, accurate and necessary and many teachers rely on them to organize lessons…
Descriptors: Books, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Chicago United, IL. – 1985
This paper addresses a decline in educational standards and discusses the role of curriculum. After defining the problem, it presents the evidence, pointing to the following factors: (1) decreasing student achievement after the fourth or fifth grade; (2) a curriculum that reflects and perpetuates this decline, e.g., by setting course requirements…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
