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Norby, Janet R. – 1983
When elementary school teachers serve on a committee to select a new basal reader program, they must represent their school's unique needs. To develop their awareness, the selection committee should address such questions as: What kind of program improvements are teachers hoping to get? What kind of articulation will be needed between this program…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Marshall, John D. – 1987
This analysis exemplifies Texas as 1 of 22 "adoption states" that select textbooks according to systematic state criteria and interprets this approach in relation to textbook reform efforts. Survey data of state committee members' ranking of criteria during the initial selection phase revealed that the top three criteria were…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedWong, Sandra L. – Sociology of Education, 1991
Examines the institutional power of Texas's state textbook selection committee. Studies the relationship between selection of educational content and social and professional interests. Finds that centralized adoption provides citizens and interest groups input, but that technical and pragmatic priorities tend to dominate selection decisions. (NL)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Educational Sociology
