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Reviewing and Selecting Books and Learning Materials for School Use: A Helpful Set of Criteria and a List of Necessary Steps.

Cassie, J. R. Bruce; Styles, Ken H. – Education Canada, 1981

Criteria to serve as a basis for intelligent review and selection of books and materials for use in schools include: the nature of the learner; program gestalt; "teachability" of the material; determination of in-school use; content appropriateness; disposition of teacher, student, and parent; availability; physical format; cost; and…

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Media Selection

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Gambell, Trevor J. – English Quarterly, 1986

Provides various definitions of censorship; describes a case of censorship in New Brunswick, Canada; explains what happens to materials that have been challenged; and provides a challenged materials policy and a list of books that have been challenged in Canada. (SRT)

Descriptors: Censorship, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum