Reviewing the Books Schoolchildren Read: Censorship or Selection?

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Main Author: Arbetman, Lee
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1983
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contents Reviewing the Books Schoolchildren Read: Censorship or Selection? Arbetman, Lee Board of Education Role Censorship Court Litigation Educational Policy Elementary Secondary Education Freedom of Speech Government Role Librarians Library Material Selection Moral Issues Moral Values Parent School Relationship Reading Material Selection School Libraries Student Rights Textbook Selection Controversies about the choice of books in school libraries raise two perplexing questions: (1) To what extent does the First Amendment allow the government to control what students read in schools? (2) If educational materials are to be selected, who makes these decisions? Several relevant court cases are reviewed. (Author/IS)
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spellingShingle Reviewing the Books Schoolchildren Read: Censorship or Selection?
Arbetman, Lee
Board of Education Role
Censorship
Court Litigation
Educational Policy
Elementary Secondary Education
Freedom of Speech
Government Role
Librarians
Library Material Selection
Moral Issues
Moral Values
Parent School Relationship
Reading Material Selection
School Libraries
Student Rights
Textbook Selection
Reviewing the Books Schoolchildren Read: Censorship or Selection? Arbetman, Lee Board of Education Role Censorship Court Litigation Educational Policy Elementary Secondary Education Freedom of Speech Government Role Librarians Library Material Selection Moral Issues Moral Values Parent School Relationship Reading Material Selection School Libraries Student Rights Textbook Selection Controversies about the choice of books in school libraries raise two perplexing questions: (1) To what extent does the First Amendment allow the government to control what students read in schools? (2) If educational materials are to be selected, who makes these decisions? Several relevant court cases are reviewed. (Author/IS)
title Reviewing the Books Schoolchildren Read: Censorship or Selection?
topic Board of Education Role
Censorship
Court Litigation
Educational Policy
Elementary Secondary Education
Freedom of Speech
Government Role
Librarians
Library Material Selection
Moral Issues
Moral Values
Parent School Relationship
Reading Material Selection
School Libraries
Student Rights
Textbook Selection
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ288800