How Inconsiderate are Children's Textbooks?.

Kantor, Robert N.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983

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How Inconsiderate are Children's Textbooks?

Kantor, Robert N.; And Others

Journal of Curriculum Studies, v15 n1 p61-72 Jan-Mar 1983

To show that in their elementary school years, American students read many pages of inconsiderate text, a segment from a sixth grade social studies textbook is analyzed. Criteria used to determine considerateness are structure, coherence, unity, and audience appropriateness. (RM)

Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Readability, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Standards

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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