The Contribution of School Textbooks in the Early Grades of Education in Preparing Young Children to Become Effective Citizens

Teachers’ Perspective

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12724675
AutoresAli Ahmad Al‐Barakat (0000-0002-2709-4962, Yarmouk University), Ali A Al-Barakat (Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan), Samih Mahmoud Al Karasneh (0000-0002-0135-800X, Yarmouk University, autor correspondente), Samih M Al-Karasneh (Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan,)
Ano2005
Volume3
Fascículo2
Páginas169-191
Data de publicação2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Early Childhood Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1476-718X • E-ISSN: 1741-2927
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1476718x05046648
OpenAlexW2007967387
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas6

The exploration of the contribution of school textbooks to the preparation of young children to be effective citizens is the primary aim of the study reported here. To achieve this aim, 75 primary teachers were interviewed. The analysis of these interviews showed that school textbooks provide young children with specific knowledge that can affect their preparation to be effective citizens. Despite this, it was revealed that school textbooks do not provide children with activities and experiences associated with serving the local community. The study concluded that the contributions of school textbooks in preparing young children to become effective citizens are principally dependent on the appropriate deployment of these textbooks in the classroom settings

Affect (linguistics · Developmentally Appropriate Practice · Early childhood education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Educational Practices and Challenges · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Psychology · Values and Moral Education