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Evaluating Junior Secondary Science Textbook Usage in Australian Schools
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McDonald, Christine V. – Research in Science Education, 2016
A large body of research has drawn attention to the importance of providing engaging learning experiences in junior secondary science classes, in an attempt to attract more students into post-compulsory science courses. The reality of time and resource constraints, and the high proportion of non-specialist science teachers teaching science, has…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Specialists
Textbooks: Class Sets vs. Set Texts.
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Codrington, Stephen; And Others – Geographical Education, 1985
Presents the views of three secondary-level teachers regarding the use of textbooks in geography instruction. (JDH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes
Power/Choice over the English Curriculum.
Bunbury, Rhonda; And Others – Australian Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a survey of Australian English teachers in years 5, 7, 9, and 11 concerning their control over the English syllabus. (HTH)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Desert Island Books: An Essential TESOL Library.
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Hyland, Ken – Prospect, 1995
A sample of 62 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers in Australia and New Zealand were asked to recommend a basic library of 10 texts that they considered essential to ESL instructors. Results found a number of core categories of texts and substantial agreement on a basic library. (contains 56 references) (MDM) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Teachers