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Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Reading Teacher, 1979
Suggests sources which can guide schools in evaluating textbooks. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Peer reviewedQuereshi, M. Y. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
Discusses factors that psychology professors should consider when selecting a textbook for introductory courses. These include readability, human interest level, comprehensiveness, and authoritative accuracy of the material. (RM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Readability
Sass-Lehrer, Marilyn; Mead, Lyn Snyder – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1989
Hearing-impaired students need exposure to materials that present accurate and encouraging portrayals of people as unique individuals of equal worth and varied talents. Presented are a checklist for evaluating textbooks for fair representation of characters with disabilities and suggestions for compensating for gender, ethnic, and disability bias…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Negative Attitudes, Reading Material Selection
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1981
This document presents guidelines, published by the Maryland State Department of Education, for the evaluation and selection of instructional materials. The first section of the document focuses on the review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials. The second and third sections deal specifically with the selection of materials…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Self Concept
Rivera, Leonila; And Others – 1990
The first section of this paper concerns definitions and concepts of multicultural education, multiculturalism, and the means of achieving cross-cultural functioning. Section 2 deals with the major objectives of multicultural education. These objectives are discussed in relation to the introduction of concepts of multicultural education into the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity, Higher Education
Download full textPeople for the American Way, Washington, DC. – 1990
In 1985, People for the American Way released its first review of biology textbooks that was inspired by the ongoing controversy over whether or not (and how) evolution should be taught in public school classrooms. The purpose of this review is to gauge how successful the response of educators and scientists have been at convincing publishers that…
Descriptors: Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Methodology
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1987
In compliance with Title 14, Section 12 of the Delaware Code, this document sets forth statewide policies and guidelines developed by the Delaware State Board of Education for selecting textbooks and other educational materials. After a brief introduction and a policy statement, recommendations are provided to local school districts for…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Material Evaluation
American Textbook Council, New York, NY. – 1994
Based on expert review and research, this book provides an innovative standard and guide to social studies textbooks used in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms for content, style, and design. The standards provide a foundation for individuals to select satisfactory textbooks and to help educators and school boards in the adoption of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias
Sewall, Gilbert T. – 1987
United States history as a linchpin in the school curriculum and as a potentially exciting, sometimes electrifying, subject was the conviction underlying this analysis of U.S. history textbooks. This assessment investigates the capacity of leading U.S. social studies and history textbooks to inspire the imagination of students through effective…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 5, Grade 8
