The rise,removal, and return of women: gender representations in primary-level textbooks in Afghanistan, 1980–2010

Nearly four decades of instability and fragility have led to many changes in the status of women and girls in Afghanistan. Yet, little research focuses on these changes within the education system. To understand the country’s stance toward gender issues in formal practice, we examine gender representations in Afghan primary-level Dari language arts textbooks. Using a qualitative content analysis and longitudinal data, we examine how ideologies about gender have been politicised in Afghanistan and are reflected in school textbooks from 1980 to 2010. Findings suggest that tumultuous political events and power struggles in the recent history of Afghanistan have led to many changes in how the daily social and working lives of Afghan women and girls have been portrayed in textbooks. As seen in the textbooks, it appears that efforts are being made within the current regime to balance competing gender norms. We conclude with suggestions for policy-makers.     

Construction of common interpretive spaces through intertextual loops - How teachers interpret multimodal learning materials

This study draws on several theoretical domains: intertextuality, multimodality, and the pedagogy of multiliteracies. We introduced multimodal textbook materials to eleven experienced teachers and examined, through in-depth interviews, their approach to juxtapositions of literary texts and visual artwork. Our analysis revealed (a) three attitudes toward textbook juxtapositions: unconditional approval, conditional approval, and rejection; and (b) a three-phase pattern of behavior: identifying commonalities, repeatedly comparing texts, and interpreting juxtapositions as intertextual interpretive units. We suggest that enhancing teachers’ awareness of their own thought processes may promote their insight about the contribution of the weaving of visual art into literature instruction.     

The Textbooks-in-College-Libraries Mystery

This article investigates whether textbooks are appropriate for a college library collection. Collection development policies and other professional commentary offer little clear direction since they do not define what a textbook is. Evidence and opinion suggest that it would be wise to eliminate the ''textbook'' label, treat these resources as ''books,'' and apply to them the standard collection development criteria.     

Trends in Environmental Education Images of Textbooks from Western and Eastern European Countries and Non-European Countries

Textbook analysis is seen as a major element for studying environmental education addressing pupils, image analysis being rather relevant when studying textbooks written in 11 languages. We analysed 25 textbooks from 14 countries addressed to 14–16-year-old pupils, focusing on: (1) local and foreign/global images; (2) urban/rural and nature images; (3) negative impact, human management, and the beauty of nature; and (4) men and women in images with negative and positive impact. We distinguished some trends between Western (WEc) and Eastern (EEc) European countries and non-European countries (NEc). In contrast to textbooks from EEc and NEc, which tend to show the beauty of nature with little human influence, WEc textbooks tend to exhibit more images of urban/rural landscape, of human negative impact and of human management, expressing an anthropocentric view of the environment. Men are usually more present in textbook images than women. However, some images exhibiting more women than men could be found in textbooks from WEc and EEc, but never in NEc. In negative impact pictures, men are more often present than women but NEc women are never present in such images. Women are more frequent than men in positive impact images. Results suggest that textbooks from EEc and NEc should give more emphasis to human management and urban/rural images, whereas those from WEc should give more attention to the beauty of nature. A balance in the presence of men and women in images should be a matter of greater concern by all textbooks’ authors and publishers.     

比较阅读在专题整体教学中的应用

高中语文苏教版教材以专题为基本结构单位,采用按主题内涵安排专题的形式。在专题整体教学中,比较阅读法是具有广适性且易操作的方法之一。比较阅读中的可比点主要分两类：一类是微观上的含文体形式、主题内涵、情感体验等,一类是宏观上的包括作家、文化等。     

音像教材学习模式的实践与思考

本文特将“音像教材学习模式”从音像课教学模式中划出,并将其在实践中固化成的式样成分4类11种,逐一进行比较,加以评述。着重肯定了由（学生）被动收视向（学生）主动收视的改革进程,但也考虑到“国情”因素,主张对风行于西方的个别化学习模式进行改造,提出了音像教材“小组自控”学习模式的构想。     

高中语文新教材文言文注释质疑

现行高中语文文言文注释中少许的词语注释较为笼统、含混、简单，值得商榷。如：“寡”、“揖”、“用”、“必”、“夺”、“与”、“击节”、“左司马”等词。     

Finding alternatives when a major database is gone

Question

What to do when a major database ceases publication?

Setting

An urban, academic health sciences library with four campuses serves a university health sciences system, a college of medicine, and five other health sciences colleges.

Methods

Usage statistics of each e-book title in the resource were carefully analyzed. Purchase decisions were made based on the assessment of usage.

Results

Sustainable resources were acquired from other vendors, with perpetual access for library users.

Conclusion

This systematic process of finding alternative resources is an example of librarians'' persistence in acquiring perpetual electronic resources when a major resource is cancelled.     

一部崭新的目录学教材——《目录学教程》评介

《目录学教程》被教育部列入“面向21世纪课程教材”。该书具有如下特点:内容丰富、结构合理,资料翔实、论述详备,内容观点与时俱进,吸收了近年最新研究成果。参考文献4。     

中美中学母语教材微观比较研究——同以《我有一个梦想》为例

文章从范文系统,知识系统、作业系统、导读系统四个方面对中美中学母语教材中的相同篇目之一——《我有一个梦想》,进行了微观的比较和分析,力求揭示不同的编写理念,以期对我们的语文教材建设提供一个参考。