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Wojdon, Joanna – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2015
This paper analyses the process of production and regulation of school textbooks in Poland under communist rule. The stages of textbook approval were as follows: selection of authors; editorial work at the publishing house; discussions in the commissions of the Ministry of Education; decisions of the censorship office. It is argued that the Polish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbook Selection, Social Systems, Educational History
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Geng, Lihua – International Education Studies, 2011
Textbook management in universities is an integral component of teaching management. With gradual development of university education teaching, textbook management in China universities can no longer keep pace with the steps of the teaching management, and the work of textbook management is faced up with new challenges. This article makes an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection, Educational Technology
Nelson, Loui Lord; Arthur, Elizabeth J.; Jensen, William R.; Van Horn, George – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
In 2008, the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation began the social studies textbook adoption process. Concurrently, the Indiana State Board of Education wrote a memo encouraging schools to look at digital resources; BCSC did not hesitate. This article describes why BCSC chose to move to a digital format at the secondary level, the process…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Textbooks, Electronic Libraries, Layout (Publications)
Reys, Barbara J.; Reys, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Mathematics textbooks are critical tools for student learning in American classrooms. Teachers use them daily to plan and deliver lessons, and students use them in class to explore and learn mathematics. Given textbooks' potential to support student learning, it is important to understand how they are developed. While pressure is growing on…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection