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ERIC Number: EJ319796
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Instructional Materials Will Not Improve until We Change the System.
Komoski, P. Kenneth
Educational Leadership, v42 n7 p31-37 Apr 1985
Instructional materials are mediocre and inflexible because (1) education agencies leave important decisions to materials producers; (2) students, parents, and teachers lack influence; and (3) schools depend excessively on such materials. Cites research supporting this view, and suggests broad criteria and actions to improve textbooks. (MCG)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Courseware, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Marketing, Media Selection, Textbook Publication, Workbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Historical Materials
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Textbook Dependency