Wednesday, January 14, 2009

European Integration or Textbooks for Learning

European Integration: An Economic Perspective

Author: Jorgen Drud Hansen

Hansen's study examines how far European economic integration has come. Is it still more useful to view the European Union countries as a set of individual economies, or does it now make more sense to look at them as forming one larger economy? The book attempts to answer this question in a range of expert contributions dealing with all the major aspects of European economic integration, including trade, economic growth, demographics, labour markets, industrial structures, foreign direct investment, and monetary integration.



Book review: Negócio

Textbooks for Learning

Author: Marilyn J Chambliss

This book is one of the most comprehensive texts discussing the design, selection and adoption of expository textbooks.



Table of Contents:
List of figures
List of tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1Today's Textbooks, Tomorrow's Minds: The Importance of Textbooks1
Pt. IThe Characteristics of Well-Designed Textbooks11
2Designing the Ideal Text13
3The Design of Curriculum and Instruction43
4Designing the Ideal Textbook75
5Finding the Design in Textbook Materials115
Pt. IIWell-Designed Textbook Publishing, State Adoption, and District Selection163
6Current Practices: Publishers, States, and Districts165
7Creating a Design for Publishing, Adopting, and Selecting193
Pt. IIIStepping into the Future243
8A New Approach to Textbook Design: Instructional Support Systems245
9Bringing about the Ideal: Leaders and Collaborators280
References299
Index308

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