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Critical Graphicacyby W.-M. Roth; Lilian Pozzer-Ardenghi; Jae Young Han
Springer 2005; US$ 179.00School science is dominated by textbook-oriented approaches to teaching and learning. Some surveys reveal that students have to read, depending on academic level, between ten and thirty-six pages per week from their textbook. One therefore has to ask, To what degree do textbooks introduce students to the literary practices of their domain? Few studies have addressed the quality of science curriculum materials, particularly textbooks, from a critical perspective. In this light, we are concerned in this book with better understanding the reading and interpretation practices related to visual materials - here referred to as inscriptions - that accompany texts. Our overarching questions included: 'What practices are required for reading inscriptions?'... more...
The Visual Turn and the Transformation of the Textbookby James A. LaSpina
Taylor & Francis 1998; US$ 47.95A study and analysis of how the computer is transforming the textbook and our modes of literacy from print-based to visual forms. more...
Textbooks and School Library Provision Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africaby World Bank
World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 9.99This study is based on research on secondary textbook and school library provision in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote dIvoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo, as well as existing recent country reports on textbook provision and an extensive desk research. Considerable variations exist in Sub-Saharan African textbook requirements needed to meet secondary curriculum specifications just as significant differences exist between and within countries in regard to the average price of recommended textbooks. Some countries have no approved textbooks list. This study aims to discuss the textbook situation in Sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on secondary textbook availability, cost and financing, distribution and publishing, as... more...
Schulbücher im Trivium des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeitby Michael Baldzuhn
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 229.00The media-historical study addresses a fundamental, culture-historical event of the European pre-modern period: the advancement of the print medium in schools from the 8th to the 17th century. The manifestations and effects of the event on the practical organization of instruction and on text work are depicted by means of a Latin and a German text corpus, namely, the fables of Avian and the German translations of the ?Disticha Catonis? from their beginnings in the 13th century, to Martin Opitz in 1629. more...
Le manuel scolaireby Monique Lebrun
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 2007; US$ 24.00À notre époque de bouleversement des programmes, de multiplication des sources d'information et d'accélération de la production de manuels, il importe plus que jamais de réfléchir sur la complexité du manuel scolaire, un outil aux multiples facettes. Des questions reliées à l'histoire d'une discipline et à son évolution; des relations entre savoirs savants et savoirs enseignés, des caractéristiques reliées à la conception même d'un manuel et à son utilisation et, conséquemment, certains positionnements face aux programmes officiels, à certaines théories de l'apprentissage, de même que des choix éditoriaux, disciplinaires... more...
Le manuel scolaireby Monique Lebrun
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 2006; US$ 31.50Dans le présent ouvrage, certaines équipes étudient lutilisation du manuel lors de lintervention éducative ; dautres se penchent sur le manuel comme discours ou sur la description des pratiques relatives à la conception, à la production et à la diffusion de manuels ; dautres enfin analysent le contenu des manuels, en touchant leurs aspects disciplinaires, didactiques et sociologiques. more...
Tyranny of the Textbookby Beverlee Jobrack
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2011; US$ 34.99.cs7CED571B{text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt} .cs5EFED22F{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; } .csA62DFD6A{color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:italic; } 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... more...
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