TY - GEN N2 - "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 understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective"-- AB - "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 understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective"-- T1 - Tyranny of the textbookan insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms / DA - 2012. CY - Lanham, Md. : AU - Jobrack, Beverlee. CN - ProQuest Ebook Central CN - LB3047 PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, PP - Lanham, Md. : PY - 2012. ID - 437137 KW - Textbooks KW - Textbooks KW - Textbook bias KW - Curriculum planning KW - Educational change KW - Education and state SN - 9781442211438 TI - Tyranny of the textbookan insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=817118 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=817118 ER -