Sociology-Oriented Textbook Policy Analysis

dc.creator	Hsiao-Lan Chen
dc.creator	Li-Yun Wang
dc.date	2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:21:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:21:29Z
dc.identifier	1999-8856
dc.identifier	1999-8864
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8f1a16d18bf4421791e332058813d570
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28975
dc.description	Textbook policy has been subjected to fierce controversy over the last decade. Due to the importance of textbooks and the immense impact of textbook policy, more and more research attention has been given to textbook controversy. However, most of the existing textbook related studies focus more on content analysis of textbooks. Only a few focus on textbook policy analysis. We rarely find studies on textbook policy analysis from a sociological perspective. Since the legitimized knowledge in textbooks is quite often the result of power struggles among cultural, social, political, economic, and educational forces, it is critical to gain better understanding of textbook controversies through a sociological lens. Therefore, this article attempts to explore possible approaches and embedded values of sociology-oriented textbook policy analysis. In this article the authors will first introduce the meanings and functions of sociological analysis. The authors will then explore the potential themes for textbook policy analysis. Finally, examples of sociology-oriented textbook policy analysis are given to illustrate possible issues for analysis as well as the implications for further studies.
dc.language	Chinese
dc.publisher	National Academy for Educational Research
dc.relation	http://ej.naer.edu.tw/JTR/ccount/click.php?id=19
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1999-8856
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1999-8864
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Journal of Textbook Research, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-28 (2009)
dc.subject	textbook policy
dc.subject	policy analysis
dc.subject	sociological analysis
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Sociology-Oriented Textbook Policy Analysis
dc.type	article