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ERIC Number: EJ395898
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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An Evaluation of Middle School Economics Curriculum Materials: Implications for Improving Quality.
Schug, Mark C.; And Others
Theory and Research in Social Education, v17 n2 p121-35 Spr 1989
Reports a study designed to encourage classroom teachers to use research-based criteria in evaluating curriculum materials for middle school economics. Criteria used for material selection stressed (1) product characteristics, (2) economic content, (3) middle school student focus, and (4) pedagogy. Found that materials were not particularly suited to the middle school student. (LS)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Material Evaluation, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Teachers, Social Studies, Supplementary Reading Materials, Textbook Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Economics Instruction; Social Studies Teachers