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Download full textPatrick, John J. – 1988
Textbooks may indicate the quantity and quality of subject content in a secondary school curriculum. They tend to conform to state departments of education and large local school districts' curriculum guides and to be the dominant instructional medium in high school courses. Examinations of widely-used textbooks may indicate the strengths and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Holly – Journal of Reading, 1985
Examines the publishing process, following a book from concept to product. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Editing, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Holly – Journal of Reading, 1981
Presents ERIC documents that examine what goes into the textbook selection process, the outside influences on book selection, and some criteria that are used in the selection of books. (MKM)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Public Opinion
