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Joseph J. Slade; Regan A. R. Gurung – Teaching of Psychology, 2024
Background: Textbooks shape the content and structure of most introductory psychology courses. It is important to compare the content of textbooks to assist educators in making the best textbook choice. Objective: The purpose of this study was to conduct an analysis of five commonly used introductory psychology textbooks and examine the extent of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Undergraduate Study, Textbook Evaluation
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Bing Wei; Zhangyu Zhan; Zhimeng Jiang; Linwei Yu – Research in Science Education, 2025
Intellectual demands of learning outcomes in the intended curriculum have always been a concern across the field of science education. In particular, the representation of those learning outcomes stipulated by the intended curriculum in science textbooks has become a big issue for both science curriculum studies and science teaching practice. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Yu-Chen Lin – Cogent Education, 2024
Contemporary educational reform discourses in Taiwan call for the modernization of education to meet the needs of society of the 21st century. The principles and rules of 'reason' that historically order educational discourses can't be taken for granted. This article uses Popkewitz's notion of alchemy to think about the principles. The notions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Principles, Teacher Role
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Pia Mikander; Henri Satokangas – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2025
Historically, education for active citizenship has not been a high priority in Finnish schools. In this discursive study of Finnish social studies textbooks for grades 4-6, we investigate how students are encouraged to practice active citizenship, where the focus of active citizenship lies, and how active citizenship is limited in antidemocratic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Curriculum