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Woodward, Arthur – 1985
To determine how textbook publishers have changed the content of teachers' manuals designed to accompany basal reading series, a study was undertaken to examine manuals published by two different publishers since the l920s. Ten fifth grade manuals were reviewed for physical characteristics, tests, number of stories, instructional suggestions,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Educational History, Elementary Education