El libro de texto como lectura que condiciona la práctica educativa en educación primaria

Abstract

The textbook, and more the Spanishlanguage textbook, has been for some timemandatory reading in Primary Education. It isalso evident that the resources chosen to developthe educational practice condition theteaching styles of teachers and the commitmentto innovation in teaching. A study carriedout in the schools of Badajoz, Spain, throughdata collection cards and teacher interviews,confirms the widespread use of the textbookin this instrumental area. The results, analysedwith Microsoft Windows Excel, confirm theteachers’ commitment to this resource, andhow its omnipresence in the classroom conditionsthe teaching-learning processes andacademic performance, and shapes the type ofteacher who interprets, almost dogmatically,the contents, approaches and proposals includedin these manuals, which translates into anexcessively traditional teaching practice. Anyeducational change requires the combinationof new resources and curricular materials, andnew actions, both by teachers and administrations,without forgetting that any study of textbooksconfronts us with the analysis of readingcompetency and the development of other languageskills.