Instructional Materials Will Not Improve until We Change the System.

Komoski, P. Kenneth

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Publication Date: 1985

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Instructional Materials Will Not Improve until We Change the System.

Komoski, P. Kenneth

Educational Leadership, v42 n7 p31-37 Apr 1985

Instructional materials are mediocre and inflexible because (1) education agencies leave important decisions to materials producers; (2) students, parents, and teachers lack influence; and (3) schools depend excessively on such materials. Cites research supporting this view, and suggests broad criteria and actions to improve textbooks. (MCG)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Courseware, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Marketing, Media Selection, Textbook Publication, Workbooks

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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