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Thompson, Patricia J. – 1987
Noting that the process of writing textbooks has seldom been studied, this paper offers a process-product model that relies on a systems analysis of the textbook universe (or megasystem) to provide insight into the textbook writing process. The model presented discloses the interaction of a number of boundaried but interdependent "peer systems,"…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Models, Social Influences, Systems Analysis
