Textbooks for Learning
Nurturing Children's Minds
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 11. February 1998
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-55786-411-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is one of the most comprehensive texts discussing the design, selection and adoption of expository textbooks.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55786-411-6 (9781557864116)
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Book
11/1998
1st Edition
Wiley
€99.17
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Persons
Robert C. Calfee is Professor of Education at Stanford University. Marilyn J. Chambliss is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Content
Preface. Foreword.
1. Today's Textbooks, Tomorrow's Minds: The Importance of Textbooks.
Part I: The Characteristics of Well-Designed Textbooks:.
2. Designing the Ideal Text.
3. The Design of Curriculum and Instruction.
4. Designing the Ideal Textbook.
5. Finding the Design in Textbook Materials.
Part II: Well Designed Textbook Publishing, State Adoption, and District Selection:.
6. Current Practices: Publishers, States, and Districts.
7. Creating a Design for Publishing, Adopting and Selecting.
Part III: Stepping into the Future:.
8. A New Approach to Textbook Design: Instructional Support Systems.
9. Bringing about the Ideal: Leaders and Collaborators.
References.
1. Today's Textbooks, Tomorrow's Minds: The Importance of Textbooks.
Part I: The Characteristics of Well-Designed Textbooks:.
2. Designing the Ideal Text.
3. The Design of Curriculum and Instruction.
4. Designing the Ideal Textbook.
5. Finding the Design in Textbook Materials.
Part II: Well Designed Textbook Publishing, State Adoption, and District Selection:.
6. Current Practices: Publishers, States, and Districts.
7. Creating a Design for Publishing, Adopting and Selecting.
Part III: Stepping into the Future:.
8. A New Approach to Textbook Design: Instructional Support Systems.
9. Bringing about the Ideal: Leaders and Collaborators.
References.