Standards, Subjects, and Textbooks
Sylvain Wagnon (ed.), Peter Lang, Exploration series, February 2022
The textbook is a major and indispensable tool in today’s education system. A reflection of its time and a political, economic, and cultural issue, it reveals the changes and developments in our educational systems. This book analyzes the connections between textbooks, the knowledge taught, disciplinary standards, and the structure of schooling. Each chapter explores both the history and current state of various academic disciplines through the lens of the textbook.
Through fresh, multidisciplinary analyses, this book highlights the importance of the textbook as an essential interface in the educational process and a fundamental component of school culture.