The textbook as discourse
Subtitle: sociocultural dimensions of American schoolbooks
By: edited by Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., Annis N. Shaver, Manuel Bello
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780415886468; 9780415886475; 9780203836026
Subjects: Textbooks
Description: "The central assumption of The Textbook as Discourse is this: Interpreted in the flow of history, textbooks can provide important insights into the nature and meaning of a culture and the social and political discourses in which it is engaged. This book is about the social, political and cultural content of elementary and secondary textbooks in American education. It focuses on the nature of the discourses--the content and context--that represent what is included in textbooks. The term "discourse" provides the conceptual framework for the book, drawing on the work of the French social theorist Michel Foucault. The volume includes classic articles and book chapters as well as three original chapters written by the editors. To enhance its usefulness as a course text, each chapter includes an Overview, Key Concepts, and Questions for Reflection"--