Looks at current efforts by several major textbook publishers to produce microcomputer-based computer-assisted-instruction materials and discusses attitudes some of these publishing houses are taking toward the growing educational software market. Journal availability: 1001001 Inc., 80 Pine Street, Peterborough, NH 03458. (SJL)

This article aims to provide potential authors with some simple guidelines for the presentation of manuscripts for publication in the United Kingdom. An outline of how an educational publisher works and how authors fit into the overall picture are also included. (HM)

Lists textbook series for children (either grades K-6 or 1-6) with teachers' editions, data supplied by publisher including copyright or revision dates of 1973 or later. Also listed are widely used teacher education texts, copyrighted after 1970. Books are coded as to specific focus: activities, content, or methodology. Useful for classroom…

Discusses the "culture and commerce" surrounding standardized textbook production in the United States, focusing on college texts. To end "female enclaves" and other industry problems will require a long-term, politically and theoretically grounded ethnographic investigation that follows a textbook from its writing to its…

Surveys psychology textbook authors and editors on their perceptions of the introductory psychology textbook market. Finds that the textbook market is divided into three levels according to quality, and that authors and editors are not familiar with most textbooks. Notes that the growth of used book companies has adversely affected the market.…

Reports that a Texas advocacy group discovered thousands of errors in U.S. history textbooks. Notes that the books underwent the review after drawing favorable reactions from Texas education officials. Identifies possible explanations for the errors and steps being taken to reduce errors in the future. (SG)

Interviews two teachers who both moved from teaching to educational publishing. Talks with them about reasons for the move, the future of textbook publishing, and the founding and development of a press devoted to teaching resources and professional publications. (SR)

Notes that educators agree that writing a textbook for any course connected with reading instruction is a challenging endeavor, but a very rewarding one if "you manage to travel all the way from an idea to a bound book." Suggests writing an article containing ideas for a textbook proposal before submitting a textbook proposal to a publisher. (SG)

A study examined accommodations and adaptations for students with special needs in four teacher edition textbooks for the elementary and secondary grades. Results found that all mentioned special populations, and suggestions for students with various characteristics took the form of a page or two of general suggestions in the front matter. (CR)

Communication instructors rely on textbook writers to present the latest course content in ways that will motivate students to learn and prepare them for class discussion and activities. Targeting the works they create to reflect student needs and shaping their materials to stimulate and involve their readers, these textbook writers-as-artists…

Intended for use by educators and administrators working in textbook-connected projects, this report reviews the problems encountered in textbook production and distribution in developing nations and indicates some solutions that have been found for many of those problems. The first major section of the report focuses on the role of governments in…

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…

Intended for both newcomers to writing and experienced writers, this book presents ideas that will simplify the process of submitting and getting published, cut down on the false starts and mistakes, and provide a catalyst to the educational writer. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: "Publishing in the Elementary Language…

The primary, secondary, and higher education textbooks used in China today date from the late 1970s which makes them inadequate for the current stress on science and technology in education. While 70 percent of the higher education textbooks are mimeographed, unedited manuscripts, the majority of published books are printed on newsprint quality…

In 1984, parents of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, ninth grader came before the school district's "Students' Right to Learn Committee" to object to what they described as a bowdlerized version of "Romeo and Juliet" in the Scott, Foresman text, and the publisher's failure to acknowledge in the text that the play was abridged. The…