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.
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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.
May 16 marks the 300th anniversary of the first woman to write a mathematics textbook.
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.
Local governance can have a real effect - positive or negative - on the quality of schooling.
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.
A number of universities around the world are providing free textbooks to first year university students as a way to increase retention rates.
Policies must seek to improve the manner in which the language of instruction is taught to learners who don't speak that language at home.
The changes required of a textbook that referred to a bakery – an “inappropriate” form of Japanese culture – illustrate how the system falls short of its goals of deliberative and critical education.
Textbooks in sufficient quantities are effective in improving the quality of education but in Africa language poses a problem to how pupils interact with the material they are taught.
Teachers in South Africa need far more high quality professional development, policy direction and support to take social cohesion from concept to classroom
When it comes to accessing online learning materials, university students don't think much about whether their downloads might amount to piracy or copyright infringement.
An open access textbook model is gaining traction in the US and Australia and shaking up the publishing industry.
France's colonial legacy remains an uncomfortable subject.
American textbooks confine the history of indigenous peoples to a distant past.
Should history textbooks be revised to include Native American voices?
Textbook language can influence thinking. So, what do some textbooks say on issues of race?
Textbooks have been at the centre of two major South African court cases. They may not be a magical cure for all the country's education ills, but research shows they are a critical part of learning.
Using more than one language when teaching and learning science in schools can greatly enhance concept development. This in fact goes to the heart of science.
Are history textbooks constructing the past in a way that allows learners to develop empathy by walking in many different people's shoes?
As the world pauses to remember the Holocaust, it is important to at what children around the world are learning about the horrific events of 70 years ago and their aftermath. A recent research project…
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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University Librarian, Australian National University
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Visiting professor, University of Derby
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Newton Fellow, King's College London
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Deputy director of the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research and Chair for History of Education and Comparative Education, Technical University Braunschweig
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in International Education, University of Bath
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Research Economist, United Nations University
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Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching, University of Cape Town
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PhD candidate in Language in Education, University of Cape Town
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PhD Candidate in Language and Literacy, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Language Education, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education, Pennsylvania State University
