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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 reviewedKon, Jane Heckley – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Reports on a study of how seven fifth-grade teachers organized their social studies curriculum following the adoption of a new textbook. Finds that teaching styles were more varied than might be expected given the similarity of materials. Discusses three observed teaching styles. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Grade 5
