{"product_id":"9781402010347","title":"According to the Book: Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAccording to the Book: Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eValverde, Gilbert A.; Bianchi, Leonard J.; Wolfe, Richard G.; Schmidt, W.H.; Houang, Richard T.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow are curriculum policies translated into opportunities to learn in the classroom?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccording to the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e presents findings from the largest cross-national study of textbooks carried out to date - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study included a detailed, page-by-page, inventory of the mathematics and science content, pedagogy, and other characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks in over forty countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on these data, the authors investigate the rhetorical and pedagogical features of textbooks to understand how they promote and constrain educational opportunities. They investigate how textbooks are constructed and how they structure diverse elements into prescriptions for teaching practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors break new ground in understanding textbooks in terms of different educational opportunities that they make possible. The book examines policy implications from these new understandings. In particular, conclusions are offered regarding the role of textbooks in curriculum-driven educational reform, in light of their role as promoters of qualitatively distinct educational opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2002-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781402010347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-007-0844-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 199\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49938689720460,"sku":"9781402010347","price":107.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402010347.jpg?v=1779046435","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781402010347","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}