The Great Textbook Machine and Prospects for Reform.

Tyson-Bernstein, Harriet; Woodward, Arthur

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ERIC Number: EJ330525

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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The Great Textbook Machine and Prospects for Reform.

Tyson-Bernstein, Harriet; Woodward, Arthur

Social Education, v50 n1 p41-45 Jan 1986

The process through which elementary and secondary textbooks are produced and sold is discussed. Structural changes in the process of bid specification and textbook adoption are needed. In addition, social studies could be the ideal testing ground for a move away from textbook dependency. (RM)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Publishing Industry, Social Studies, Textbook Publication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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