In this essay ,the authors make a comprehensive research on the system of selection of the textbooks of primary and middle schools in US ,and successfully uncovers the complicacy of the system.

• 本文就当前美国中小学校教科书管理制度中的教科书选用问题,做了详细的考察,揭示了美国教科书选用的复杂性,对我国基础教育课程改革有一定借鉴作用。