出版社：National Institute for Compilation and Translation
摘要：Textbook policy has been subjected to fierce controversy over the last decade. Due to the importance of textbooks and the immense impact of textbook policy, more and more research attention has been given to textbook controversy. However, most of the existing textbook related studies focus more on content analysis of textbooks. Only a few focus on textbook policy analysis. We rarely find studies on textbook policy analysis from a sociological perspective. Since the legitimized knowledge in textbooks is quite often the result of power struggles among cultural, social, political, economic, and educational forces, it is critical to gain better understanding of textbook controversies through a sociological lens. Therefore, this article attempts to explore possible approaches and embedded values of sociology-oriented textbook policy analysis. In this article the authors will first introduce the meanings and functions of sociological analysis. The authors will then explore the potential themes for textbook policy analysis. Finally, examples of sociology-oriented textbook policy analysis are given to illustrate possible issues for analysis as well as the implications for further studies.
