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Peer reviewedManning, Marion L.; Boals, Beverly – Clearing House, 1981
Many corporations and vested interest groups prepare free or inexpensive educational materials for the schools. The authors present guidelines teachers can use to screen such material for objectivity, accuracy, appropriateness, and feasibility. (SJL)
Descriptors: Business, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedBrodbelt, Samuel – Clearing House, 1972
Author suggests criteria that can be weighted mathematically for computing comparable strengths and weaknesses in textbooks. (MB)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Criteria, Curriculum Development, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedZuersher, Dorothy J. – Clearing House, 1976
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Attitudes, Occupational Aspiration
Peer reviewedThomas, Lois B. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Black Culture, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Enrichment
Peer reviewedMcAulay, J. D. – Clearing House, 1978
Fourteen education students from Southeast Asia evaluated seven unspecified tenth grade social studies texts from five Pennsylvania schools, and made comments on the accuracy of presentations of Southeast Asian culture, customs, history, and topography. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Cultural Traits, Geography
Peer reviewedSimms, Richard L. – Clearing House, 1978
Racial bias in instructional materials is still a monumental and pervasive problem which can and must be dealt with. Here is a description of what one local group did to help correct the problem. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, History Textbooks
