TY - JOUR
T1 - What do geography textbook authors in England consider when they design content and select case studies?
AU - Lee, Jongwon
AU - Catling, Simon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - This study investigated the perspectives of seven English authors, on aspects of their geography textbook writing for schools in England, through a questionnaire-based enquiry. This investigation asked about the features that geography textbook authors consider to be the most important when designing student activities, and which criteria they used to select and develop case studies for their textbooks. The authors emphasized the geographical content and key concepts for developing pupils’ knowledge base, rather than the learning processes. The key criteria identified by the majority of the authors were the geographical relevance of the case studies, coverage of the national curriculum requirements, and geographical balance.
AB - This study investigated the perspectives of seven English authors, on aspects of their geography textbook writing for schools in England, through a questionnaire-based enquiry. This investigation asked about the features that geography textbook authors consider to be the most important when designing student activities, and which criteria they used to select and develop case studies for their textbooks. The authors emphasized the geographical content and key concepts for developing pupils’ knowledge base, rather than the learning processes. The key criteria identified by the majority of the authors were the geographical relevance of the case studies, coverage of the national curriculum requirements, and geographical balance.
KW - Geography textbook
KW - authors’ perspectives
KW - case studies
KW - textbook content design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983329124&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10382046.2016.1220125
DO - 10.1080/10382046.2016.1220125
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84983329124
SN - 1038-2046
VL - 26
SP - 342
EP - 356
JO - International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
JF - International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
IS - 4
ER -