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Direct linkDanielle Nicole Springston – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The curriculum used in educating young people has the ability either to serve as a catalyst for the development of a science identity or potentially sway individuals away from the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This study critically analyzed gender representation across 10 secondary education biology/life science…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Textbooks, Science Education, Disproportionate Representation
Kenavey, Lori Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Basals have played an important role in classroom instruction for almost 200 years. Historically, basal programs have been influenced by both important research and policy reports. This study analyzed one publishing company's basal program across seven editions in order to trace the interaction of research, policy, and publication. Teacher's…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Longitudinal Studies, Publishing Industry, Textbook Publication
Chughtai, Mariam – ProQuest LLC, 2015
In this dissertation, I undertake a sequential analysis of an elaborate system of forces that contribute to the production of history textbooks in Pakistan. I review longitudinal series of data on education policies and history textbooks from 1938-2012, and examine the decision-making processes, which inform said policies and textbooks, at the…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication, History Instruction, Foreign Countries
Brown, Lori A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Visual aesthetics in instructional design was defined for the purposes of this dissertation by the design actions of contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity (CARP), insofar as they contribute to learning experience. Occurrences of visual aesthetics were identified and analyzed in three frequently required, graduate-level textbooks in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Textbooks, Dictionaries
Vlajic, Jovana – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in the mathematics curriculum for grades 5-8 in the Republic of Serbia after the break-up of SFRY. In particular, the research sought to identify the changes in the mathematics curriculum in terms of curriculum content and learning objectives, textbooks, and high school entrance examination…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Textbooks, Textbook Publication
Marshall, John D. – 1986
This dissertation determines how state-level textbook decisions were made in Texas during the period 1969-81. A combination of primary document, survey, and oral history data is employed to reveal actions of participants in three decision groups and their interactions with textbook publishers and petitioners during phases of three textbook…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Research, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
