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Charuhas, Mary S. – 1984
This workbook is designed to provide beginning and experienced teachers and administrators with a guide to evaluating and selecting materials with respect to the student who uses them, the instructor who teaches from them, and the program that orders them. It is intended to be either self-instructive or used in conjunction with a staff development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives
Malakoff, Eve H., Ed. – 1981
Eight papers originally presented during the 1981 annual meeting of the National School Boards Association's Council of School Attorneys are collected in this publication. The topics, of interest particularly to school attorneys, include text and library book selection and the First Amendment; the courts' criteria for awarding attorney fees…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Boards of Education, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Tom, Alan – 1977
The paper is designed to aid social studies educators and teachers in selecting curriculum materials. It is presented in three sections. Section I outlines problems involved in choosing among curricula. These problems include similarity of traditional social studies textbooks; recent proliferation of innovative curricula which have not been…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Classification, Content Analysis, Course Content
Hepburn, Mary A. – 1973
In Georgia, professional textbook selection for the public schools has been undermined by a small interest group influencing the State Board of Education. Normally textbooks are selected by a professional committee whose recommendations are adopted by the Board. In 1971 "The Americans," edited by Edwin Fenton and recommended by the selection…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Advisory Committees, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Rand, Earl, Ed. – 1968
This volume presents the 1968 collection of working papers in the field of teaching English as a second language (TESL). It includes discussions of several practicalities in the field of English language teaching such as choosing literature and short stories for non-native speakers, criteria for selecting textbooks, educational problems involved…
Descriptors: American Indians, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development
Freudenstein, Reinhold; And Others – 1970
This guide for teaching English at the seventh grade level in German comprehensive schools contains the following major headings and subtopics: (1) Fundamentals and Postulates: student grouping problems, recommendations for a plan of instruction and use of materials, and learning goals in secondary education; (2) the Audiolingual Conception: a…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Curriculum Development, Educational Radio, English (Second Language)
Anstrom, Kris; DiCerbo, Patricia, Ed. – 1998
This document examines the education of secondary level English language learners within mainstream language arts classes. It provides teachers and teacher educators with an understanding of how mainstream language arts instruction can be designed and implemented to enhance academic achievement for these students. Research for this report included…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Diversity (Student), English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Blackburn, Guy; And Others – 1983
A brief and flexible overview is presented of the steps that should be taken to revise social studies instruction. The booklet lists 10 steps in the revision process. Each step has a brief commentary followed by questions that a local curriculum planning group may want to consider. Some resources to help answer these questions are included. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Darling, Sharon; And Others – 1983
This guide, one in a series of works dealing with adult literacy education, is designed to help adult reading program staff to select adult literacy materials. Examined in the first section of the guide are the commercially prepared basal and supplemental reading materials that are available for use in the Jefferson County Adult Reading Program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Alabama Univ., Birmingham. – 1976
Intended for use by Title I reading teachers, this handbook is designed to aid in answering questions about the selection and use of instructional materials. The handbook lists materials according to the following skill areas: (1) auditory discrimination, (2) comprehension, (3) critical thinking, (4) dictionary skills; (5) fine motor skills, (6)…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Tyrell, Jean – 1983
Ways in which social studies teachers can help students in grades 6, 7, and 8 improve their reading comprehension and understanding of social studies ideas and concepts are discussed, and sample reading comprehension activities are provided. First, teachers must choose a textbook with readability and concept levels appropriate for their students.…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Grade 6
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1979
This publication outlines the revised state statutes and administrative regulations governing the schools in Kentucky. These standards are mandatory for retention of accreditation by elementary and secondary schools, both public and private. The Kentucky Revised Statutes cover the following areas: (1) selection of instructional materials; (2)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Board of Education Policy
1978
This booklet contains curriculum guidelines and checklists designed to assist vocational educators in identifying sex bias, sex role stereotyping, and sex discrimination. The first section provides suggestions made by Ohio vocational educators for providing for sex equity in vocational programs. Following specific suggestions for recruitment,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Career Education, Facilities, Facility Guidelines
Gill, Clark C.; Conroy, William B. – 1968
The University of Texas Latin America Curriculum Project's survey of instructional materials for elementary and secondary schools revealed specific strengths and weaknesses at all levels. The particular weaknesses found in elementary materials were that (1) instructional materials varied widely in type and quality; and (2) textbooks emphasized…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
The Use of Inter-Ethnic Materials in Suburban School Districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Caliguri, Joseph P.; Levine, Daniel U. – 1969
This report summarizes an informal survey to determine how extensively inter-ethnic materials are being used in suburban school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Data was obtained from responses to a questionnaire distributed to some 100 teachers and administrators from 20 districts enrolled in two courses, fall 1968. In no school or…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bias, Board of Education Policy, Content Analysis