Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tyranny of the textbook Tyranny of the textbook Beverlee Jobrack "In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understan… OL16190947W
Minority students in East Asia Minority students in East Asia Yuxiang Wang,JoAnn Phillion,Ming-tak Hue "In <EM>Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses </EM>authors discuss their research on minority students' schooling (elementary to higher education… OL16212461W
From "science in the making" to understanding the nature of science From "science in the making" to understanding the nature of science Mansoor Niaz "The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research … OL16282892W
Curriculum Studies in Mexico Curriculum Studies in Mexico William Pinar "Following chapters focused on the intellectual histories and present circumstances of curriculum studies in Mexico is Pinar's summary of exchanges (occurring over a two-year period) between the auth… OL16298239W
Politics and the history curriculum Politics and the history curriculum Keith A. Erekson "The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made national and international headlines. However, much of that coverage was sensational and squeezed the process into a n… OL16343326W
Reconsidering Canadian curriculum studies Reconsidering Canadian curriculum studies Nicholas Ng-A-Fook,Jennifer Rottmann "Reconsidering Canadian Curriculum Studies is a thought-provoking book, where curriculum scholars at different stages in their academic careers experiment with innovating theoretical and methodologic… OL16645740W
What your third grader needs to know What your third grader needs to know E. D. Hirsch A guide for parents and teachers on the material third grade-age children should be learning, including such subjects as literature, language arts, history and geography, music, math, and science. OL20029278W
Growing, growing strong Growing, growing strong Becky S. Bennett,Connie Jo Smith,Charlotte Mitchell Hendricks "Given the recent rise of childhood obesity, the need for health education is needed more than ever. This curriculum provides developmentally appropriate activities that introduce important health co… OL2691505W