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Crawford, Keith – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2003
This paper originates from the perspective that school textbooks are crucial organs in the process of constructing legitimated ideologies and beliefs and are a reflection of the values considered important by powerful groups in society. This claim is explored through investigating the manner in which a selection of history textbooks in use in US…
Descriptors: Ideology, Weapons, Textbook Content, Textbook Research
Smith, Robert E. – 1994
One of the most important decisions speech communication basic course directors make is the selection of the textbook. The first consideration in their choice of text should be whether or not the proposed text covers the units integral to the course. A second consideration should be whether or not the text covers the special topics integral to the…
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Electronic Publishing, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education
Anderson, Judith – 1995
Many recent school-reform efforts have called for increasing decision-making power at the local school level. This report examines state differences in the amount of control that public school teachers believe they have over establishing curriculum; selecting textbooks and other instructional materials; and selecting topics, content, and skills to…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Decision Making
Oliver, Brad E. – 1996
Developing a curriculum is a task that is often discounted in many school corporations during the course of selecting new textbooks. Most school corporations simply adopt a publisher's text and design a curriculum around it. This paper describes some fundamental elements of an effective public-relations program and ways in which the elements can…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, HsingChi A. – 1998
This study focuses on designing a content analysis method that is real to daily instructional practice. The research questions explore the trends in conducting textbook content analysis method in science educational research, and how these trends address daily instructional needs. This paper also includes a review of literature on the role of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Armstrong, Jane; And Others – 1989
In a study designed to determine the impact of state curriculum initiatives on curriculum framework, student assessment, and textbook adoption in the science curriculum, researchers interviewed state education agency staff, completed four case studies in four districts, and surveyed 100 school districts at random in each of the three diverse…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1983
Designed to outline minimum course content for Arizona public schools, this K-12 curriculum guide is divided into 3 sections covering philosophy, goals, and scope and sequence. The stated philosophy emphasizes appreciation of history and culture, skill in acquiring and validating knowledge, critical thinking, and appreciation of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Solliday, Michael A.; Seiferth, Berniece B. – 1983
The extent and nature of censorship in Illinois social studies classrooms is assessed. A questionnaire included in the state Council for the Social Studies newsletter asked social studies teachers at all levels to respond to a 12-item questionnaire covering censorship of texts, teaching methods, textbook selection processes, and origins of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Old Wine in New Bottles: An Analysis of Changes in Social Studies Textbooks from Old to New Edition.
Woodward, Arthur; Nagel, Kathleen Carter – 1987
Faced with a market that puts a premium on newness, artwork, and copyright date, the textbook industry seems to have been forced into a hectic textbook revision cycle in which improvement in instructional quality takes a poor second place to more superficial changes. While educators think they are getting newer, different, and, therefore better…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Publishing Industry
Burress, Lee A., Jr. – 1967
As a result of a joint concern over the issues of book selection and censorhip, the National Council of Teachers of English and the American Association of School Librarians distributed a questionnaire in the spring of 1964 to 1,600 secondary schools, half going to chairpersons of English departments and half to school librarians. Approximately…
Descriptors: Censorship, Educational Practices, Educational Research, English Departments
Bechtold, Brian; And Others – 1984
To help defuse censorship efforts, this booklet identifies issues and strategies for handling censorship efforts and provides the instructional materials selection policies of two Montana school districts. The booklet also includes sample forms for a citizen requesting reconsideration of materials and for a school media committee's reconsideration…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Stoddard, Ann H. – 1984
Intended for primary school teachers involved in social studies instruction, this paper offers guidelines for selecting and using children's literature to teach social studies concepts. The paper first deals with selecting children's literature works, presenting basic considerations relating children's developmental stages to characteristics of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1989
This report, submitted to the 71st Texas Legislature in fulfillment of the mandates contained in House Concurrent Resolution 84, summarizes a study of the feasibility of an 8-year cycle for the adoption of certain textbooks and considers the feasibility of contracting with textbook publishers on a freight prepaid basis. First, 6-year versus 8-year…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Publishing Industry
Foster, Frances Smith – 1987
American educational institutions have used the literature of a few Anglo men to represent American literature. The problem of this one-sided presentation was alleviated somewhat during the 1960s when publishers began to offer some works of ethnic writers, especially for elementary school children. This was the result of influence by the civil…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Authors, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1987
The Texas Education Agency has developed this guide to assist members of local textbook committees who are responsible for studying and selecting textbooks and learning systems for use in Texas school districts. The State Board of Education has approved all the listed textbooks, but it does not recommend specific books. Rather, general criteria…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines