The Georgia Situation: Walking the Thin Line Between Professional Determination and Censorship.

Autor/in	Hepburn, Mary A.
Titel	The Georgia Situation: Walking the Thin Line Between Professional Determination and Censorship.
Quelle	(1973), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Administrative Organization; Advisory Committees; Board of Education Role; Boards of Education; Censorship; Centralization; Educational Policy; Legal Problems; Political Influences; Politics; Power Structure; Professional Recognition; Public Schools; School District Autonomy; Speeches; State School District Relationship; Textbook Selection; Textbook Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beratungsstelle; Ausschuss; Politische Zensur; Centralisation; Zentralisierung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Politik; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Staatliches Schulamt; Schulbuchempfehlungen
Abstract	In Georgia, professional textbook selection for the public schools has been undermined by a small interest group influencing the State Board of Education. Normally textbooks are selected by a professional committee whose recommendations are adopted by the Board. In 1971 "The Americans," edited by Edwin Fenton and recommended by the selection committee, was attacked and all of Fenton's works excluded from the list. In subsequent meetings of the Board of books were reinstated, then finally excluded from the list. At the same time the Board specified four books out of the 39 listed as appropriate for history and government at the 11th and 12th grade level. A protest, based on economic considerations and mounted by school superintendents, postponed implementation of the latter restriction. Action brought by the social studies educators resulted in legislation removing the power of the State Board to approve specific texts. Further interpretation of the law, however, confirmed the Board's general approval powers. The South's fear of subversion is not unique but should be overridden by recognition of the difference between informed evaluation by professionals and personal bias. (JH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01