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Welch, Earl E. – Nat Elem Princ, 1970
Closet drama illustrating how the desire for mass commercial acceptability may cause a stimulating and informative textbook to end up in an editor's wastebasket. (DE)
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publications
Edgerton, Ronald B. – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation
Bragdon, Henry Wilkinson – Soc Educ, 1969
Article adapted from a talk to the Connecticut Council for Social Studies on May 3, 1968.
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Alexander, Albert – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Bowler, Mike – Learning, 1978
Publishers of textbooks are subject to pressure from public opinion and regional bias as well as criticism from teachers and boards of education. (JD)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Publishing Industry, Social Attitudes, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedBroudy, Eric – Teachers College Record, 1975
This article looks at why educational publishers produce materials for children with a limited regard for children's interests. (CD)
Descriptors: Authors, Editing, Instructional Materials, Marketing
Ministry of Education, New Delhi (India). – 1970
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report concerning the distribution and production of school textbooks in India. All states except Gujarat have nationalized textbook production. While several states have produced more than 150 textbooks through state-controlled efforts, many others have produced only a…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Course Content, Instructional Materials, National Programs
