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Naomi Watkins; Jonathan Ostenson – English Education, 2015
This article details the results of a survey project that seeks to understand the factors that influence teachers' decisions about instructional texts in the English classroom. The survey, delivered to 339 teachers in a western state where the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted, asked teachers to identify influential factors…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Textbook Selection, Decision Making, Common Core State Standards
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Hook, Frank – English Education, 1971
A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using an anthology as a text in a literature course. (RD)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Course Objectives, English Instruction, Literature
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Koops, J. Barry – English Education, 1978
Surveys lists of English texts approved for use in states and large city school districts and draws eight conclusions about the most commonly used composition texts. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, National Surveys, Secondary Education, Textbook Content
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Farrell, Edmund J. – English Education, 1977
A plea for ethnic pluralism in the teaching of literature. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnic Studies, Multicultural Textbooks
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Stensland, Anna Lee – English Education, 1977
Native American literature should be taught in high school and college American literature courses. (DD)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, English Instruction, Higher Education, Multicultural Textbooks
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LaPota, Margherite – English Education, 1976
Describes a grand jury investigation into a school's purchase of allegedly objectionable and obscene materials and the inservice course on "Writing Rationales for Teaching Potentially Controversial Literature" resulting from the investigation. (DD)
Descriptors: Censorship, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction