Wendy Wall, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Christian K. Anderson, University of South Carolina, dan Daisy Martin, University of California, Santa Cruz
The whole world saw the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. How will the textbooks read by America’s students describe what took place?
Indonesian textbooks represent gender equality better than their South Asian counterparts, but our analysis shows portrayals of women are still biased.
Largely unknown today, Bourbaki was the last mathematician to master nearly all aspects of the field. There’s just one problem: Bourbaki never existed.
A proposed merger between two of America’s largest textbook companies could lead to problems that go well beyond price hikes, a scholar on textbooks and digital learning warns.
Brett Levy, University at Albany, State University of New York; Casey Meehan, Western Technical College, dan Lauren Collet-Gildard, University at Albany, State University of New York
Some popular high school textbooks have used hesitant language to describe human contributions to climate change, our study shows.
Although textbooks are often said to be on their way out, their usefulness in the transmission of knowledge suggest textbooks won’t be obsolete anytime soon, the author of a book on textbooks argues.
An English and economics professor explain why America’s college textbook industry might undergo radical change that makes books more affordable, similar to what happened in medieval times.
While a new $5 million program could help college students save money on textbooks each year, a more permanent solution is needed to the problem of pricey textbooks that students often don’t buy.
Stories that create connection, comfort and security aren’t just perfect holiday reading. They also provide inspiration - a vision of how life should be.
Kui Xie, The Ohio State University dan Nicole Luthy, The Ohio State University
Textbooks were once a major piece of educational infrastructure. But as digital content expands, a new kind of ‘textbook’ is improving the quality of K-12 instruction.
Deputy director of the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research and Chair for History of Education and Comparative Education, Technical University Braunschweig