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Connolly, Mary V. – 1996
Saint Mary's College (Indiana) offers a minor program in computer science. The program's introductory computer science class traditionally taught Pascal. The decision to change the introductory programming language to C++ with an object oriented approach was made when it became clear that there were good texts available for beginning students.…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software Selection, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Bunda, Mary Anne, Ed. – Instructional Exchange, 1992
The purpose of this newsletter, published six times yearly during Western Michigan University's (WMU) fall and winter semesters, is to provide a forum for the exchange of information about instruction at the university. The first of six issues collected here looks at the contribution and role of adjunct professors. This issue includes a list of…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Fernandez, Melanie – 1998
Governments, groups, and individuals have always tried to control information. This paper examines censorship, particularly textbook censorship and its effect upon the curriculum, and opposes the recent trend to censor textbooks in public schools. Since the mission of public schooling involves indoctrination and socialization as much as education,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education
Bartlett, Lucy E.; Morgan, John A. – 1991
This project developed a checklist for examining college texts for adoption in situations in which several instructors use the same text to teach a large introductory, multi-sectioned college course. Fifteen students from Brenau College (Georgia) and 33 faculty members from several Georgia colleges were interviewed. Four computer software dealers…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students, Computer Software
Tyson, Harriet – 1990
Changes in textbook adoption policies in three states--North Carolina, Texas, and California--are examined in this paper, which analyzes major legislative or regulatory changes in the context of each state's educational improvement efforts. Findings indicate a growing conflict between advocates for statewide versus local responsibility for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation
Weiss, Edwin T., Jr.; Sturm, Rebecca – 1983
In July, 1982, letters were sent to the social studies coordinators in all 50 states requesting a list of high school geography texts approved for use in those states and information on the selection process used. The response rate was 100%. Information acquired from the 20 states that have statewide adoption policies constitute the basis of this…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction
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
Cruice, Gary G., Jr. – 1989
The first roadblock encountered in an effort to develop an interdisciplinary communications skills course at the university level was the discovery that no suitable textbooks exist for such a course. First, texts widely used for basic speech courses do not attempt to incorporate written and spoken communication, much less computer skills. Second,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1988
This book is intended as a resource for teachers and curriculum developers who select textbooks for secondary English courses. It includes a compilation of 32 factual textbook reviews obtained from the application of a review instrument, which was based on the California "Model Curriculum Standards: Grades Nine through Twelve, English…
Descriptors: English, English Curriculum, English Instruction, High Schools
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1984
To determine the relationship between particular reading materials used most frequently with students in grades one through six and the amount of progress students made during the 1982-83 school year, a study was conducted by the District of Columbia Public Schools. Nine of the ten reading materials on the approved textbook list were assessed, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Reading Material Selection
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
Grabois, Anita – 1983
A questionnaire was devised and mailed to 84 township school districts in New Jersey to determine how often each adopted new basal reading series, the extent of teacher involvement in the selection process, and whether a detailed questionnaire was used as a basis for evaluation of different basals. A Likert scale was used to grade responses.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Board of Education Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
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