Each year one of the biggest debates in higher education seems to be: Is this the year that electronic textbooks take off? E-reader devices are getting better. The inventory of digital content is expanding. Business models are emerging to support the needs of students, faculty members, and publishers. People are getting more comfortable with new…

This study examines the pedagogical conditions that contribute to political learning in American National Government courses, using data from classes taught at universities and colleges in Utah. The purpose of this research is to assess the relative effect of course content, classroom climate, textbook, institutional ranking and class size on…

Despite being a landmark of 20th century biology, the "classical molecular gene concept," according to which a gene is a stretch of DNA encoding a functional product, which may be a single polypeptide or RNA molecule, has been recently challenged by a series of findings (e.g., split genes, alternative splicing, overlapping and nested…

College level geomorphology/geology textbooks are evaluated for their environmental content and teaching quality. (RM)

The uncritical use of social psychology textbooks may perpetuate origin myths, historical myths created to justify current practice. Practices portrayed in social psychology textbooks, one historical origin myth, and some suggestions for alternative approaches to the teaching of social psychology are discussed. (AM)

Compares coverage of women and crime in sociology journals published from 1956-1960 and from 1976-1980 with coverage in criminology texts published from 1956-1965 and from 1976-1985. Data shows despite recent increases in publication of research in journals, criminology texts show little improvement in their coverage of women and crime. Concludes…

Reviews PSYCHOLOGY: FROM RESEARCH TO APPLICATIONS by Dennis P. Saccuzzo (1987). Concludes that this text is a well-written introductory text aimed at the average student. States that major topics are adequately covered, although not in enough depth for more advanced readers. Includes a statement by the author concerning his goals in writing the…

A bibliography of 27 introductory psychology textbooks published since February 1977, and a list of 33 reviews of psychology textbooks. This article is an update to a similar bibliography published in the February 1977 issue of "Teaching of Psychology" (EJ 154 288). (AV)

Reports the analysis of thirty-eight textbooks published since 1970 and intended for use in the basic undergraduate speech communication. Focuses on how and to what extent communication in conflict is treated in these various textbooks. (MH)

Provides a guide for selecting/evaluating textbooks for courses on marriage and family topics. Applies these guidelines to 13 introductory level textbooks published between 1984 and 1986. (JDH)

Reviews how the subject of communications technology is treated in nine mass media textbooks that have been adopted widely and form the intellectual introduction for students studying mass communication. (PD)

Content analysis of portrayals of organizations and individuals in 32 marketing textbooks showed that in many respects their depiction of the actual U.S. workplace was not accurate. Women and people with disabilities were underrepresented; results for ethnic minorities were unclear because of difficulties of identification in print. (SK)

Conducted a systematic content analysis of college health textbooks published between 1961 and 1993 to determine the frequency and nature of coverage of spiritual health. Results indicated a significant amount of change in coverage over the years. Coverage of the topic declined after the 1960s. There was a significant difference in the extent of…

Two reports have recently been published that are critical of higher education and its preparation of school leaders. One of these reports entitled "Educating School Leaders" by Arthur Levine (2005) offered a 9-point template for judging the quality of school leadership programs. The other by Hess and Kelly (2005) entitled "Learning…

Reports on an assessment of 13 business data processing textbooks for their readability as indicated by the Flesch Reading Ease Score. (IRT)