Beyond Criticism: The Authority of the School Text.

Luke, Carmen; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983

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Beyond Criticism: The Authority of the School Text.

Luke, Carmen; And Others

Curriculum Inquiry, v13 n2 p111-27 Sum 1983

Contrary to David Olson's claim that authority is conveyed by textbook language, it is mainly the school context of textbooks that establishes their authority--and that of teachers--in students' minds. The curriculum is not in the text but in the social rules reflected by school organization and teachers' authority. (JW)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Usage, Organizational Climate, Power Structure, Social Attitudes, Social Structure, Textbook Content, Textbook Research

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