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Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age
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Fletcher, Geoffrey; Schaffhauser, Dian; Levin, Douglas – State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2012
Technological innovation is driving fundamental changes in all aspects of our lives. This is especially true of digital content, as our use of e-books, downloadable music, streaming television and movies, and online social networks has exploded. However, the explosive growth in our use of digital content seems so far to have eluded many of the 50…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Open Source Technology
Boards and Publishers Should Collaborate on the Design of Curriculum Materials.
Davis, James E.; Hawke, Sharryl Davis – American School Board Journal, 1986
Proposes that textbook publishers and educators collaborate in producing high-quality curriculum materials. Some of the materials would be customized to deal with the students' own environment. Representatives of two large publishing firms disagree and contend that the problem is school boards' unwillingness to pay for quality products. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bids, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Textbook Deals: Is Your Board Putting Cost before Curriculum?
Muther, Connie – American School Board Journal, 1986
Textbooks should be selected to meet the needs of students and teachers. Making "a deal" can, in the long run, lead to textbooks that are more expensive and of poorer quality. Five ways to improve textbook selection are suggested. Some publishers' comments are included. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Textbook Development and Selection in Japan and the United States.
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Tani, Masaru; And Others – Social Education, 1993
Reports on a study trip by 13 U.S. social studies educators and publishers to Japan. Compares development, marketing, and selection of textbooks in the United States and Japan. Concludes that both nations should improve textbooks and textbook selection processes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Better Textbooks, Better Criteria: The Role of Research in Directing Efforts for Reform.
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
Challenge for Excellence.
Swartzloff, Robert; And Others – 1985
In response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education Report, the McHenry Community High School District in Illinois analyzed its current high school programs. The analysis is presented under five areas: (1) instructional programs; (2) student services; (3) district planning, facility, and fiscal programs; (4) athletic and cocurricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Athletics, Curriculum Development
Bias in the Social Studies Curricula.
Lamott, Stephen – 1988
There has always been a traditional bias in the learning materials used in schools. Due to a growing awareness of this bias, educators have become sensitive to the need for change in curricular materials. The trend in textbook publication has been to pretend that discrimination no longer exists in the United States. The extensive textbook…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economics, Educational Change, Educational Improvement