英文摘要 |
Textbook policy has been subjected to fierce controversy over the last decade.Due to the importance of textbooks and the immense impact of textbookpolicy, more and more research attention has been given to textbook controversy.However, most of the existing textbook related studies focus more oncontent 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 ofpower struggles among cultural, social, political, economic, and educationalforces, it is critical to gain better understanding of textbook controversiesthrough a sociological lens. Therefore, this article attempts to explore possibleapproaches and embedded values of sociology-oriented textbook policy analysis.In this article the authors will first introduce the meanings and functions ofsociological analysis. The authors will then explore the potential themes fortextbook policy analysis. Finally, examples of sociology-oriented textbook policyanalysis are given to illustrate possible issues for analysis as well as the implicationsfor further studies. |