Missing the Meaning: The Development and Use of Print and Non-Print Text Materials in Diverse School Settings - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403960909 ISBN 13: 9781403960900

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Synopsis

This work investigates evidence that school text materials are more problematic than previously imagined. Difficulties with language, illustrations, design and cultural mismatch are highlighted, and ways in which young students "read" books and electronic materials in classrooms are compared through contributions from researchers across five continents. The book suggests new ways to develop and use text so that the materials are better matched to the diverse needs of teachers and students. The implications of this collection are wide, applying not only to teachers, but to teacher educators, educational publishers, software developers and policy makers.

About this title

About the Author

Alan Peacock is Reader in Primary Science Education at the University of Exeter.
Ailie Cleghorn is Director of the Educational Studies Masters Program at Concordia University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403960909
• ISBN 13: 9781403960900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 379
• Editor: Peacock Alan, Cleghorn Ailie