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ERIC Number: EJ292302
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Role of Textbooks in Asian Education.
Gopinathan, S.
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v13 n3 p343-50 1983
Great strides have been made in providing textbooks in Asian schools, and these books are increasingly good. However, problems exist when teachers depend too heavily upon textbooks. Teachers are learning to develop instructional materials, and new techniques are being introduced, but the impact of these changes is not yet certain. (IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Instructional Improvement, Teacher Developed Materials, Teacher Education, Textbook Content, Textbook Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Asia