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Peer reviewedDinnerstein, Leonard – History Teacher, 1983
A university professor describes his experiences in compiling, editing, and finding a publisher for a reader for a college-level American history course. (RM)
Descriptors: Editing, Experience, Higher Education, Textbook Content
Download full textNew Zealand Dept. of Education, Wellington. – 1984
For the second of two volumes dealing with the effective use of instructional materials to teach reading, this booklet describes the participants and outcomes of a regional seminar on the use of reading instruction materials and textbooks held in New Zealand. The first section of the booklet provides an overview of the seminar, including…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, International Relations, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials
Danky, James P., Ed.; And Others – 1977
The papers in this compilation were drawn from a 1977 conference on book publishing in Wisconsin. Following introductory remarks, the five papers in the collection deal with the following topics: (1) the history of Perishable Press, which specializes in publishing hand-made books; (2) the role of the publishing firm Wisconsin House in the…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Educational History, Geographic Regions
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Asian Centre for Educational Innovation for Development. – 1986
This resource book on educational publishing presents examples of evaluation and planning; try-out procedures; the production process; and warehousing and distribution, all reinforced by examples of systems and structures and case studies which were presented at the 1985 Manila and Tonga Seminars. Part one, Planning, Try-out and Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedUnger, Irwin – History Teacher, 1983
A university professor describes his experiences with publishing companies and editors as he wrote the undergraduate U.S. history survey textbook "These United States." (RM)
Descriptors: Authors, Experience, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1986
This document offers the proceedings of a seminar in which participants from Fiji, Kiribati, New Zealand, Western Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Australia, and the University of South Pactific met to discuss current and better practices for the production and distribution of textbooks and other teaching/learning materials. This seminar proceedings is…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Leckie, Neil – 1984
The first of two volumes dealing with the effective use of textbooks to teach reading, this booklet describes New Zealand's "Ready to Read" program and how materials are used in the curriculum to accomplish literacy goals. The first part of the booklet provides a general overview of the country and its educational system and of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Heyneman, Stephen P., Ed.; White, Daphne Siev, Ed. – 1986
Recent research findings on the economic implications of investments in the quality of education are examined in this report. "The Quality of Education and Economic Growth: A Review of Literature" (Lewis C. Solmon) reviews evidence on ways to develop educational policy that would stimulate economic growth in developing countries. "School Quality…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Progress, Educational Economics
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1985
The results of an APEID (Asia and the Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development) workshop on producing textbooks and other teaching and learning materials, especially in reading, for the first level of education are provided in this book. An initial overview presents the objectives and the organization of the workshop. The second…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials
