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Download full textSchmidt, William H.; And Others – 1983
To explore the issue of educational content in basal readers, a study analyzed 34 basal reading textbooks, representing eight of the most commonly used series in American elementary education. Educational content was defined and categorized along three dimensions: subject matter, function, and ethos. The subject matter component covered theories,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Elementary Education
Turner, William Lloyd – 1981
"Kentucky v. Rudasill" involves state regulation of 22 Christian schools recently established by fundamentalist churches. The schools used the "Accelerated Christian Education" curriculum; the Kentucky Department of Education refused them accreditation because they did not use state-approved textbooks or state-certified…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Parochial Schools, Private Education
Ross, Elinor P. – 1989
The process of evaluating and selecting basal readers has long been a primary concern for educators. Educators directly involved with textbook adoptions have expressed several concerns, including: time pressures on evaluators; lack of training for evaluators; concerns related to publishers; and correlations with state or district curriculum.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Models
Davis, O. L., Jr.; And Others – 1986
Fifteen grade 8 and 16 grade 10 U.S. history textbooks, all published in 1986, are reviewed. Eight criteria were used in evaluating the texts: (1) authority; (2) interpretation; (3) significance; (4) context; (5) representativeness; (6) perspective; (7) engagement; and (8) appropriateness. The results of the review show that most of the texts are…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Grade 10, Grade 8, History Instruction
People for the American Way, Washington, DC. – 1990
In 1985, People for the American Way released its first review of biology textbooks that was inspired by the ongoing controversy over whether or not (and how) evolution should be taught in public school classrooms. The purpose of this review is to gauge how successful the response of educators and scientists have been at convincing publishers that…
Descriptors: Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Methodology
Woodward, Arthur – 1986
The paper analyzes seven widely-used fifth grade social studies textbooks with the hypothesis that texts are unnecessarily loaded with poorly conceived instructional design features that often do not relate to content or skills and tend to minimize the primary function of the texts. Using present and future challenges facing the United States as a…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Minimum Competencies, Social Studies
Armbruster, Bonnie B. – 1988
This article discusses three major reasons why children who can decode the stories in their basal readers may still have problems reading content area textbooks. The reasons include: (1) lack of prerequisite knowledge (including content, discourse, and strategic knowledge); (2) poorly written textbooks; and (3) negative classroom experiences in…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Oral Reading
Tulley, Michael A. – 1983
In an effort to better understand the intents of those policies that prescribe state-level textbook adoption, a study collected and analyzed data from (1) the textbook adoption statutes of each of the 22 "state adoption" states, (2) documents and policy manuals produced by the state departments of education of each of these 22 states,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Publishing Industry, Reading Material Selection
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Curriculum Framework and Instructional Materials Unit. – 1987
The instructional materials listed in this document were reviewed by a California Legal Compliance Committee using the social content requirements of the Educational Code concerning the depiction of males and females, ethnic groups, older persons, disabled persons, and others to ensure that the materials were responsive to social concerns.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Reading Material Selection
Parker, Franklin – 1987
Organization and financing have enabled the religious right to bring their textbook censorship campaign into the U.S. federal court system. Denouncing secular humanism, these groups have initiated steps to obtain federal funding for private religious schools. Over the last 100 years public school textbooks have been revised to reflect various…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Freedom of Information, Moral Issues
Thompson, Patricia J. – 1987
Noting that the process of writing textbooks has seldom been studied, this paper offers a process-product model that relies on a systems analysis of the textbook universe (or megasystem) to provide insight into the textbook writing process. The model presented discloses the interaction of a number of boundaried but interdependent "peer systems,"…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Models, Social Influences, Systems Analysis
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Occupational and Continuing Education. – 1982
A checklist of criteria for evaluating textbooks in occupational education is presented, providing a rapid and effective way for instructors to assess occupational textbooks. The checklist encourages occupational education instructors and administrators to look at the qualities of textbooks that go beyond the subject content and readability levels…
Descriptors: Career Education, Check Lists, Evaluation Criteria, Job Training
Jones, Philip G. – American School Board Journal, 1974
Curriculum materials taken for granted in thousands of school districts throughout the United States are being banned from the public schools of Kanawha County, West Virginia, on grounds that these materials are "filthy" and "blasphemous." (Author)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
CHAFFEE, EVERETT; AND OTHERS – 1965
AS A RESULT OF A REQUEST BY TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS FOR A LIST OF SUGGESTED INSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTH IN LARGE URBAN CENTERS, THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS HAS DEVELOPED ILLUSTRATIVE GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF CONTENT FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY URBAN SCHOOL TEXTS. ONE MAJOR CONSIDERATION WAS THE NEED FOR…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Needs, Identification
Smith, Patricia – 1976
In the area of textbook selection, a school board should (1) establish a policy based on the feelings of the community, the law, and the board's views; (2) determine whether administrative guidelines reflect board policy; (3) check whether textbook choices are based on those guidelines; and (4) consider appeals in book complaint cases. Everyone…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Censorship, Educational Policy
