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Krishna Seunarinesingh – Literacy, 2025
Existing research about English literature texts that are studied at secondary schools in developed countries suggests that teachers' choices can be determined by, for example, school policies, access to books, teachers' reasons for teaching literature, the degree of autonomy they have in choosing text and the influence that canonical literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, English Literature, Literature Appreciation
Jane A. Core Yatzeck – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Teachers make decisions about which resources to use in their classrooms daily, including text selection for read-aloud. This impacts students in classrooms nationwide, as these decisions validate some voices and marginalize others. This study used the Q-methodology in a concurrent mixed-methods design to explore what beliefs influence…
Descriptors: Q Methodology, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Decision Making
Julianna V. Lux – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This explanatory sequential mixed methods study sought to understand the influences of teaching experience on perceptions of autonomy and competence on 7th through 12th grade English language arts teachers' text selection decisions through a survey and interviews. The findings of this explanatory sequential design survey study could affirm…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Language Arts, Middle Schools, High Schools
Sung, Yao-Ting; Lin, Wei-Chun; Dyson, Scott Benjamin; Chang, Kuo-En; Chen, Yu-Chia – Modern Language Journal, 2015
Selecting appropriate texts for L2 (second/foreign language) learners is an important approach to enhancing motivation and, by extension, learning. There is currently no tool for classifying foreign language texts according to a language proficiency framework, which makes it difficult for students and educators to determine the precise…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Readability, Reading Material Selection
Poliniak, Susan – Teaching Music, 2012
Choosing books for the music classroom can seem like a daunting task. Which ones are useful--and not so useful? What works for one teacher or situation may not work for all, but guidelines and recommendations can prove helpful, particularly to the beginning music educator or one undertaking a new subject. This article discusses the views of music…
Descriptors: Music, Music Teachers, Reading Material Selection, Music Education
Roslund, Samantha – School Library Monthly, 2012
School librarians are experts at so many things: navigating the seas of digital information to find an elusive article, creating interactive forums in which kids learn to collaborate and create, and, of course, critically selecting materials. Some have been reading and reviewing books for so long they can smell a stinker from a mile away or…
Descriptors: Librarians, Educational Quality, Textbook Content, Textbook Selection
Nadelson, Sandie G.; Nadelson, Louis S. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2012
College and university adoption and use of books as common reads has increased over the last several years. The growing popularity has also brought to light significant variations in how colleges and universities select and use common read texts. In some higher educational institutions, one tome is selected for all freshmen to read and discuss…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Selection Criteria, Selection Tools, Educational Practices
Libresco, Andrea S. – Social Education, 2013
This article describes 10 recommendations for creativity, higher-order thinking, and meaningful learning activities that can be used to guide teachers in constructing an engaging AP course: (1) Be on the committee that decides how students will be selected for AP; (2) Maximize time and connections through blocks of time with an English colleague;…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Creativity, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes
Kauer, Suzanne M. – English Journal, 2008
Suzanne M. Kauer believes we must honor all voices in the discussion of what books students should read; she refuses to simplify the issue of censorship by dismissing the multifaceted concerns parents have for saying no to certain books. Kauer advocates doing more listening--asking parents questions to better understand their perspectives--and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Parent Grievances
Stieve, Thomas; Schoen, David – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2006
Little research has focused on what factors undergraduate students consider when selecting books at academic libraries. In order to better understand student book choices at Niagara University Library, we chose 11 sets of two books with the same LC subject headings but with other differences and asked students to select one book over another.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Libraries, Reading Material Selection, Books