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Elliott, David L.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1985
Criticizes the organization, emphases, scope, and intellectual challenges of basal social studies textbooks widely used in elementary schools. Includes recommendations for improving such textbooks and social studies curricula. (MCG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Social Studies, Textbook Bias

Strube, Paul – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Examines science textbook language and determines some characteristics of them: distant authorial voice, concern for precision, limited context, limited syntax, and rhetorical model. Suggests three further researcher needs. (YP)
Descriptors: Language Skills, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Materials

Woodward, Arthur – Social Education, 1989
Stating that the primary function of textbooks is to transmit quantity and quality of knowledge, Woodward argues that photographs and other design features should be relevant to the topic, extending learning beyond the written text. Presents recommendations for evaluating the instructional quality of textbook photographs. (GEA)
Descriptors: Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Illustrations, Instructional Effectiveness

Flynn, Barbara – International Journal of Social Education, 1990
Refutes the claim that textbooks are responsible for educational difficulties. States that textbooks are a reflection of what teachers want. Provides a behind the scenes look at textbook production. Points out the problems created by the lack of a national curriculum and the textbook policies of state adoption committees. (RW)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, High Schools

Theil, Elvira – Babel: Australia, 1997
Evaluates the first stage of "Lernpunkt Deutsch," a new three-stage German course designed for upper elementary and early secondary school. Describes the publisher's package of materials and the appropriateness of the course, utility of the different package elements, format of the materials, and assesses whether the course provides pedagogically…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, German, Grammar

Osborn, Jean H.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1985
Discusses the applicability of research into cognitive schemas, metacognition, instructional design, and learning strategies to textbook creation; the value of well-structured, coherent, and focused texts; readability formulas, narrative characteristics, science and social studies texts, glossaries, dictionaries, teachers' manuals, and practice…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Coherence, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design

Reese, Lyn – Social Studies Review, 1994
Contends that social studies textbooks remain a basic source of information for students and they ascribe to texts the values of objectivity and truth. Concludes that, in spite of improvements in recent years, six major concerns about gender-related issues remain. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Females, Historians