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Peer reviewedIrwin, A. – School Science Review, 1996
Discusses the traditional approach to writing science textbooks, the situation preceding the National Curriculum, and the effect of the National Curriculum. Summarizes the historical content of current science textbooks including biographical narratives and human interest material, accounts of scientific discoveries, and the history and…
Descriptors: Biographies, British National Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Direct linkCrawford, Keith A., Ed.; Foster, Stuart J., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
The Second World War stands as the most devastating and destructive global conflict in human history. More than 60 nations representing 1.7 billion people or three quarters of the world's population were consumed by its horror. Not surprisingly, therefore, World War II stands as a landmark episode in history education throughout the world and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, War, Memory
Janssen, Diederik F. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
This paper addresses the scarcity of research on depictions and layout in sex education materials. It is argued that pictures and layout can inform an analysis of social stratification based on visual access. This process of social organization is located using four theoretical models. However these models do not lend themselves to a close reading…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Models, Social Stratification, Social Organizations
Peer reviewedHarrison, Colin – Journal of Reading, 1986
Examines the practical side of readablility in the United Kingdom as well as some theoretical considerations focused on research on text difficulty, microcomputer prediction of difficulty, validity of cloze procedure, and the effect when students rewrite textbook prose. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries, Layout (Publications), Readability
Peer reviewedClifford, Paul – Journal of Biological Education, 2002
Reviews textbooks in use in the sixth-form classroom. Reports numerous examples of muddled facts, confusing explanations, and serious misconceptions. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCatling, Simon – Geographical Education, 1999
Discusses aspects of cultural understanding, particularly intercultural understanding, and addresses the development of cultural understanding through geography. Argues that textbooks and other secondary sources should present information about places and communities as changing and contested. Examines five primary geography textbook series and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Download full textThomson, Sylvia; Donohue, Janet; Fiehn, Terry; Miller, Andrew; Miller, Andrew, Ed. – Learning and Skills Development Agency (NJ1), 2006
This book is the third book in a series which comprise "14-19 Strategic Planning: A Practical Handbook for Schools, Colleges and their Partners". The first two books were "Broadening the 14-19 Curriculum" and "Developments in 14-19 Teaching and Learning". The main purpose of series is to present a summary for managers…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Comprehensive Guidance, Educational Counseling, Diversity (Institutional)
Peer reviewedPawsey, R. H. – School Science Review, 1979
Presents the results of a survey study conducted in the United Kingdom to identify the opinions of 65 chemistry teachers from Middlesex and Buckinghamshire about the use, costs, design, and content of 0 level and A level chemistry books. (HM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Costs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBrophy, Michael – School Science Review, 1991
Approaches taken by a school science department to implement a global science curriculum using a range of available resources are outlined. Problems with current curriculum approaches, alternatives to an ethnocentric curriculum, advantages of global science, and possible strategies for implementing a global science policy are discussed. (27…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Career Awareness, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Palmer, W. P. – Online Submission, 1995
As a part of a doctoral thesis considering the history of teaching physical and chemical change, 641 chemistry/science textbooks have currently been examined. These books are from many different countries and date from the eighteenth century to the present time. The books have described a wide variety of experiments to illustrate the difference…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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