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Brunswic, Etienne; And Others – 1990
Given the results of experience and research, it is no longer possible to treat school textbooks as something incidental or accessory to the educational process. In the last few years, funding agencies have gradually but systematically initiated reflection on textbooks. It is now accepted that pupil access to school textbooks is one criterion for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Resource Materials, Textbook Content
Cole, John Y., Ed.; Sticht, Thomas G., Ed. – 1981
Focusing on current knowledge of the textbook in American education and society, the 18 papers in this collection represent the views of educators, publishers, state and federal education officers, librarians, authors, and industry critics. Papers in the first section, "Textbooks and Literacy," deal with the role of the textbook in the curriculum;…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education