Textbooks in the Kaleidoscope A Critical Survey of Literature and Research on Educational Texts

How are textbooks compiled? Who decides what they should contain? How are textbooks used by teachers and students? How should they be used in the future. This groundbreaking new book is an international survey of the recent literature and research on textbooks. Looking at textbooks published in English, French, German, and the Nordic languages, the author discusses approaches, methods, and results in light of trends in general textbook theory. He also applies perspectives derived from the philosophy of science, education, and linguistics to three main approaches: process-oriented, use-oriented, and product-oriented textbook research. His results should prompt new thinking about several concepts that have traditionally dominated textbook research and the textbook genre.Johnsen, Egil B. is the author of 'Textbooks in the Kaleidoscope A Critical Survey of Literature and Research on Educational Texts', published 1993 under ISBN 9788200215066 and ISBN 8200215067.