Study of Chilean History and Social Science Textbooks between 2000 and 2010

Authors

  • Raquel Soaje-de Elías Author Universidad de los Andes (Santiago-Chile)

Keywords:

School supplies, educational material, book index, , history, social sciences, Chile. (Source, Unesco Thesaurus).

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the quality of history and social science textbooks provided by the Chilean Ministry of Education to students at public and subsidized schools. Fifteen (15) textbooks published between 2000 and 2010 were examined for that purpose. Teachers at subsidized schools were surveyed and four focus groups were conducted with teachers from several top-rated private schools. The study took into account the following variables: structure and organization, content and methodology of the textbooks, and concluded their contents have shortcomings and weaknesses that need to be reviewed if they are to be used effectively as a fundamental tool in the teaching-learning process.

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Author Biography

Raquel Soaje-de Elías, Universidad de los Andes (Santiago-Chile)

Doctora en Historia, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Argentina).

Directora de Estudios, Instituto de Historia, Universidad de los Andes.

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Published

2012-05-04

How to Cite

Soaje-de Elías, R. (2012). Study of Chilean History and Social Science Textbooks between 2000 and 2010. Educación Y Educadores, 15(1), 23–41. Retrieved from https://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/eye/article/view/1990

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Pedagogical research

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