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ERIC Number: EJ353879
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Implications of the Tennessee Textbook Controversy for Public Education.
Rowell, C. Glennon
Educational Leadership, v44 n8 p14-15 May 1987
Lists eight effects that could result from the ruling in "Mozert v. Hawkins County Public Schools." These include widespread censorship, limitation of controversial topics, interference with management of instruction, and disruption of the school day. (MD)
Descriptors: Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, School Effectiveness, Textbook Content, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mozert v Hawkins County Public Schools; Tennessee
Note: For related articles, see EA 521 249-256.