The purpose of this paper is to present an approach suitable for the selection of an appropriate textbook using an evaluation checklist designed to focus on the relevant topics and coverage suitable for students undertaking a first-year accounting course at university level. The resulting checklist is derived from the literature and adapted for…

In the context of globalisation, intercultural teaching has been suggested as an objective in English as lingua franca (ELF) education, which has challenged English teachers in acquiring the intercultural communicative competence (ICC) in English language teaching (ELT). However, empirical research exploring the intercultural capabilities and…

Describes the Instructional Strategy Diagnostic Profile (ISDP)--an analytic tool that facilitates the evaluation and revision of existing instruction and the design of new instruction--and recounts its use in comparing two textbooks to determine the most appropriate for an organic chemistry course. (JEG)

Briefly summarizes some recent advances in instructional science and indicates how this knowledge can be used to improve the instructional quality of textbooks and other instructional materials. Procedures for developing a textbook and for evaluating a textbook are provided. (Author/MER)

Shows how a technique taken from the world of management can be used for selecting textbooks in such a way that involves everyone on a teaching team. Shows how selection criteria can be established and weighed, and how coursebooks can be selected using these criteria. (11 references) (Author/CK)

Study showed that undergraduate psychology teachers are actively involved in fashioning the discipline by selecting that which is taught. Teacher and institutional characteristics play an important part in determining the selection factors which affect what constitutes conceptual tradition in the field. (RM)