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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1975
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED115520 |
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| contents | Censorship: The Challenge to Freedom in the School. Academic Freedom Censorship Community Problems Conflict Resolution Educational Objectives Educational Problems Elementary Secondary Education Library Material Selection Local Issues Parent Grievances Reading Material Selection School Community Relationship School Policy Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Concerned with the freedom to teach and learn, this document offers guideline procedures for avoiding censorship disputes and for dealing with controversies which surround these issues. The experience and advice of several superintendents, principals, librarians, teachers, and curriculum workers who have recently been involved in textbook censorship controversies are brought together. Their opinions and suggestions are offered to focus attention on community and school circumstances before a problem develops. The key to avoiding major disputes is the establishment and use of a formal, definitive, written procedure for the evaluation and selection of materials. A sample procedure policy is provided which emphasizes comprehensive objectives, direct board responsibility, strong curriculum-based selection criteria, high level professional review procedures, an advisory committee appointed by the board or superintendent that includes students and parents, and a specific outline of policy and action on challenged materials. Should a complaint arise, suggestions for dealing with it include moving the controversy to the school board level in order to avoid any parent-teacher-principal conflict, and defending the professional selection process rather than the individual piece of instructional material. (Author/DE) |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
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| publishDate | 1975 |
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| spellingShingle | Censorship: The Challenge to Freedom in the School. Academic Freedom Censorship Community Problems Conflict Resolution Educational Objectives Educational Problems Elementary Secondary Education Library Material Selection Local Issues Parent Grievances Reading Material Selection School Community Relationship School Policy Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Censorship: The Challenge to Freedom in the School. Academic Freedom Censorship Community Problems Conflict Resolution Educational Objectives Educational Problems Elementary Secondary Education Library Material Selection Local Issues Parent Grievances Reading Material Selection School Community Relationship School Policy Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Concerned with the freedom to teach and learn, this document offers guideline procedures for avoiding censorship disputes and for dealing with controversies which surround these issues. The experience and advice of several superintendents, principals, librarians, teachers, and curriculum workers who have recently been involved in textbook censorship controversies are brought together. Their opinions and suggestions are offered to focus attention on community and school circumstances before a problem develops. The key to avoiding major disputes is the establishment and use of a formal, definitive, written procedure for the evaluation and selection of materials. A sample procedure policy is provided which emphasizes comprehensive objectives, direct board responsibility, strong curriculum-based selection criteria, high level professional review procedures, an advisory committee appointed by the board or superintendent that includes students and parents, and a specific outline of policy and action on challenged materials. Should a complaint arise, suggestions for dealing with it include moving the controversy to the school board level in order to avoid any parent-teacher-principal conflict, and defending the professional selection process rather than the individual piece of instructional material. (Author/DE) |
| title | Censorship: The Challenge to Freedom in the School. |
| topic | Academic Freedom Censorship Community Problems Conflict Resolution Educational Objectives Educational Problems Elementary Secondary Education Library Material Selection Local Issues Parent Grievances Reading Material Selection School Community Relationship School Policy Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED115520 |