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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

Brown, Robert G. – Clearing House, 1972
Context in this article is the victimization of teacher's in their purchase of textbooks. (RK)
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Role, Textbook Evaluation

Simmons, John S. – English Journal, 1981
The demands of special interest groups from the conservative right and the liberal left have resulted in more restrictive censorship in American education. (RL)
Descriptors: Censorship, High School Students, High Schools, Reading Material Selection

Schumm, Jeanne Shay; Doucette, Martha – Reading Horizons, 1991
Integrates strategies and suggestions from professional books and articles to provide educators with an overview of components of the textbook selection process. Organizes the smorgasbord into three sections: the salad bar (initial screening), the main course (examination of textbooks), and the dessert bar (plans for implementation of the textbook…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Material Selection, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation

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

O'Donnell, Holly – Journal of Reading, 1981
Presents ERIC documents that examine what goes into the textbook selection process, the outside influences on book selection, and some criteria that are used in the selection of books. (MKM)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Public Opinion
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1982
To assist California school district personnel in their selection of state-adopted instructional materials, this catalog of literature materials consists of four parts. The first, an annotated index of instructional materials identified as basic materials, gives pertinent information about each literature program, including program title, year of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Instructional Materials, Literature
Wilcox, Leah Margaret – 1971
To assist educators in defining outstanding resources in children's literature, this study compiled criteria for good books from the writings of twelve selected academicians in the field of children's literature. A further investigation was made to determine if educators considered the same criteria when they selected books for children. In an…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Didacticism, Library Material Selection
Ross, Elinor P. – 1989
The process of evaluating and selecting basal readers has long been a primary concern for educators. Educators directly involved with textbook adoptions have expressed several concerns, including: time pressures on evaluators; lack of training for evaluators; concerns related to publishers; and correlations with state or district curriculum.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Models
Tulley, Michael A. – 1983
In an effort to better understand the intents of those policies that prescribe state-level textbook adoption, a study collected and analyzed data from (1) the textbook adoption statutes of each of the 22 "state adoption" states, (2) documents and policy manuals produced by the state departments of education of each of these 22 states,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Publishing Industry, Reading Material Selection
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Curriculum Framework and Instructional Materials Unit. – 1987
The instructional materials listed in this document were reviewed by a California Legal Compliance Committee using the social content requirements of the Educational Code concerning the depiction of males and females, ethnic groups, older persons, disabled persons, and others to ensure that the materials were responsive to social concerns.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Reading Material Selection
Bechtold, Brian; And Others – 1984
To help defuse censorship efforts, this booklet identifies issues and strategies for handling censorship efforts and provides the instructional materials selection policies of two Montana school districts. The booklet also includes sample forms for a citizen requesting reconsideration of materials and for a school media committee's reconsideration…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Duke, Charles R. – 1985
To determine what procedures and criteria are being used in states with state-wide textbook adoption and to determine what similarities and differences might exist from state to state, state textbook administrators in such states were asked to respond to a 39-item questionnaire and to supply materials that explained their states' procedures and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Language Arts, National Surveys
Fulmer, Lemos L.; McNamara, Robert C., Jr. – 1967
Although printed instructional material is the most basic tool for classroom instruction, in the school year 1966-67 a national survey showed per pupil expenditure for textbooks to be only $4.96. Lack of guidelines for expenditures on textbooks, failure to use sound budgetary practices, inadequate teacher involvement in decisions affecting texts,…
Descriptors: Books, Budgeting, Communications, Educational Administration
Alexander, M. David – 1980
Attempts at censorship of books and periodicals used or made available in public schools have been increasing in recent years. Parents are raising a higher proportion of the complaints than ever before, and the percentage of complaints that are successful in having books removed from shelves is also on the rise. Three of seven federal court…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Censorship, Court Litigation
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