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Laslett, Alan; And Others – Australian Journal of Reading, 1984
Outlines some procedures for dealing with complaints and criticism over textbook selection practices. (HOD)
Descriptors: Censorship, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Osborn, Jean – Curriculum Review, 1987
Describes "A Guide to Selecting Basal Reading Programs," which was developed to help textbook adoption committees select basal reading texts in elementary schools. Topics discussed include development of booklets that describe various aspects of reading instruction and the role of the guidelines in improving the quality of basal reading…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Check Lists, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Prosser, Daniel R.; Bondavalli, Bonnie J. – 1978
In response to the problem facing college faculties of choosing textbooks that are both "readable" by students and adequate in content coverage, a text selection process has been developed that can be used with or without the aid of a reading specialist. The first step in the process, a preliminary check, examines each proposed text's publication…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Faculty, Guidelines, Higher Education
Bechtold, Brian; And Others – 1984
To help defuse censorship efforts, this booklet identifies issues and strategies for handling censorship efforts and provides the instructional materials selection policies of two Montana school districts. The booklet also includes sample forms for a citizen requesting reconsideration of materials and for a school media committee's reconsideration…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Download full textHornburger, Jane M.; And Others – 1977
This handbook is designed to be of assistance in the selection of literature, trade books, and instructional materials to meet the scholastic needs of all children, including minority children. Contents include a description of a staff development session designed to assist teachers in preparing for multicultural instructional activities and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Fulmer, Lemos L.; McNamara, Robert C., Jr. – 1967
Although printed instructional material is the most basic tool for classroom instruction, in the school year 1966-67 a national survey showed per pupil expenditure for textbooks to be only $4.96. Lack of guidelines for expenditures on textbooks, failure to use sound budgetary practices, inadequate teacher involvement in decisions affecting texts,…
Descriptors: Books, Budgeting, Communications, Educational Administration
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1975
Prepared for use by middle and secondary school teachers and administrators, this document provides guidelines for the selection of instructional materials to be used in the classroom. After presentation of general criteria for the selection of instructional materials in all subjects, selection criteria are given for the English language arts and…
Descriptors: Algebra, English, Evaluation Criteria, Geometry
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1984
The seven articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with choosing books for teaching and the various constraints on those choices. The first article, by Richard Lederer, discusses George Orwell's "1984" and the principles of Newspeak. His article sets the tone for the next two articles: "Beware the Misuse of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Blacks, Censorship
