Category: Issue 13

“Family as represented in Language and Literature school textbooks of the Greek primary school.” Thomas Babalis & Marina Vlachantoni Page Abstract Family is considered to be a social institution, which not only follows the pace of the progress society is making but also influences it through the application of personal choices and expressions.By studying family […]

“What is ‘new’ in the new school textbooks” Achilleas Kapsalis Page Abstract The author looks critically into the new compulsory education textbooks in an attempt to find out “what is new with the new school textbooks”. He states that, although much progress has been made in terms of their content, the teaching methods they are […]

“Evaluation criteria of school textbooks” Athanassios Trilianos Page Abstract Due to the essential work that school textbooks perform in learning today and the fact that a variety of interesting views have been expressed about the characteristics of a good textbook lately, an attempt is being made in this paper to present an alternative proposition about […]

“A critical analysis of the teaching and learning function of the school textbooks” Elias G. Matsagouras Page Abstract

“Critical methodological approaches in school textbook research:Theoretical principles and critical analysis examples” Kyriakos Mponidis Page Abstract Research of school textbooks is a decisive issue for educational scientists (researchers and pedagogues), considering that in most educational systems the text-book is as yet the dominant medium for teaching and knowledge transfer. Research in school text-books, as it […]

“The school textbooks in Greece and the ‘policies of the extremes’” Dimitris Charalampous Page Abstract This article deals with the three policies for school textbooks which have been pursued in the neo hellenic state, ever since its establishment. These are the state monopoly policy, the free competition policy and the regulatory state interventionist policy. The […]

“School textbooks and curricula. A ‘paradigm shift’ in the politics of school knowledge in Greek primary education (1997-2007).” Giorgos Flouris – Giorgos Pasias Page Abstract The purpose of this article is to probe into the changes that took place in the politics of school knowledge, especially as concerns the school textbooks of the Greek primary […]