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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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Blake, Robert; Bellezza, Annamaria; Euba, Nikolaus; Kaiser, Mark – L2 Journal, 2018
This Instructors Perspectives' essay from Robert Blake initiates a discussion on publishing language textbooks. It is followed by responses from Annamaria Bellezza, Nikolaus Euba, and Mark Kaiser.
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Publication, Publishing Industry
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Ruo, Du; Xiaotang, Yang – Open Praxis, 2013
E-books seem to be a trend and an excellent solution for mobile learning lately, but what kinds of e-books are good fit for distance learners' needs? For the purpose of offering open, more appropriate, better in quality, more convenient and flexible learning materials for distance learners. From 2011, through an experimental study on the basis of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Learning
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Baker, Judy; Thierstein, Joel; Fletcher, Kathi; Kaur, Manpreet; Emmons, Jonathan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
To address the high cost of textbooks, Rice University's Connexions and the Community College Open Textbook Project (CCOTP) collaborated to develop a proof-of-concept free and open textbook. The proof-of-concept served to document a workflow process that would support adoption of open textbooks. Open textbooks provide faculty and students with a…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbooks, Community Colleges, Textbook Publication
Hayes, C. Lansing – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1980
Specific guidelines for having textbook manuscripts published are presented with emphasis on procedures used by commercial textbook publishers. (JMF)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Publishing Industry, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication
Educational Product Report Number 29, 1970
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Research
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Steiner, Florence – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Points out weaknesses characteristic of current language textbooks and suggests that future textbooks will concentrate on culture, values, and interest areas. (RL)
Descriptors: Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction, Modern Languages, Textbook Preparation
Edgerton, Ronald B. – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation
Putnam, Robert E. – School Shop, 1976
From the viewpoint of the publisher the sequence in the development of training materials is outlined in eight basic steps, and guidelines are suggested for prospective textbook authors regarding qualifications, proposal, manuscript preparation, and writing. (HD)
Descriptors: Authors, Guidelines, Publishing Industry, Textbook Preparation
Biehler, Robert F. – 1976
Texts in educational psychology have been criticized because they allegedly fail to define the subject matter domain of the field, because they are written for instructors rather than students, and because no consistent theoretical position is taken. The fact that different texts stress different sets of data does not mean they fail to define the…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Teacher Education, Textbook Content
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Youngs, Frederic A., Jr. – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1978
Describes the process of preparing an innovative textbook on English history. The textbook stresses richness of England's history and society in addition to politics and foreign affairs. For journal availability, see so 506 696. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Thompson, Patricia J. – 1996
These are the reflections of a textbook author in the course of revising a secondary school textbook. While the average life of a textbook is five years, many stay in schools for much longer. A textbook author or editor must therefore attempt to produce a book that will be relevant and meaningful for children years in the future. This involves the…
Descriptors: Authors, Editors, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Usage
Abramowitz, Jack – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Black History, History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias
Loschmann, M. – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1970
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Modern Languages, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
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Parkhurst, Bill – Change, 1979
The issue of readability vs academic standards in college textbooks is addressed. Problems in balancing both needs and other problems involving textbooks and the publishing industry, including textbook resales and routine revisions of texts, are discussed. (JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Higher Education, Programed Instructional Materials, Publishing Industry
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