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ERIC Number: EJ330530
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Texas and Social Studies Texts.
Schomburg, Carl E.
Social Education, v50 n1 p58-60 Jan 1986
The powerful influence the state of Texas exerts in textbook adoptions throughout the country is analyzed. In revising a text or writing a new book, it is easier for publishers to omit issues that may be controversial than lose out on an adoption and big money. (RM)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Publishing Industry, Social Studies, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication, Textbook Selection, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gabler (Mel); Gabler (Norma); Texas