Textbook Development in Low Income Countries : A Guide for Policy and Practice

Since 2003, over 220 million books have been distributed in primary schools in global partnership for education (GPE) countries. Despite this, a few years ago, a World Bank study highlighted the fact that there simply aren't enough textbooks for most students in Africa, and what is available is too expensive. The main objective of the this course is to equip anyone in a position to advise, administer, or design a book provision project with the necessary knowledge in order to make the appropriate input and right decisions. The focus throughout is on how to get affordable books to school children when and where needed. It is designed to be a practical resource that covers the key issues encountered in textbook provision, ranging from authorship through national publishing infrastructure to pricing, and distribution. The course is organized in 12 modules under four sections: understanding the textbook industry; book acquisition strategies; distribution strategies; and policy and practice. It provides functional knowledge of the workings of the book industry and its role in supporting learning and education. This will include detailed study of the work that publishers, printers, and distributors do. It also focuses on how the book industry costs books and the methods and trade-offs governments have to make in financing textbooks and supplementary readers.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Crabbe, Richard A. B., Nyingi, Mary, Abadzi, Helen, Crabbe, Richard
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL, AUTHORS, AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS, BASIC READING, BASIC SKILLS, BINDING, BLACKBOARDS, BOOK CHAIN, BOOK COVERS, BOOK DISTRIBUTION, BOOK DISTRIBUTORS, BOOK FINANCING, BOOK IMPORTS, BOOK MARKET, BOOK POLICY, BOOK PRODUCTION, BOOK PROVISION, BOOK PUBLISHERS, BOOK PUBLISHING, BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, BOOK SELECTION, BOOK SHORTAGE, BOOK SUPPLY, CALL, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLASS TIME, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOMS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMPOSITION, CORE TEXTBOOKS, COST OF BOOKS, COURSE CONTENT, CURRICULA, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM EXPERTS, CURRICULUM REVISION, CURRICULUM REVISIONS, DECENTRALIZATION, DECISION MAKING, DISTRICT EDUCATION, DROPOUT RATE, DROPOUT RATE OF GIRLS, EDUCATION FOR ALL, EDUCATION OFFICES, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION STRATEGY, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL BOOKS, EFFECTIVE EDUCATION, ENROLLMENT RATE, ENROLMENT INCREASES, FAMILY LIFE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS, FREE TEXTBOOKS, GENDER BIAS, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, HEAD TEACHER, IMPROVING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, INDIGENIZATION, INDIVIDUAL STUDY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERVENTIONS, LANGUAGES, LEARNING, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, LEARNING MATERIAL, LEARNING MATERIALS, LEARNING OBJECTIVES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LET, LIBRARY BOOKS, LICENSES, LOCAL PRINTING, LOCAL PUBLISHING, LOCAL PUBLISHING CAPACITY, MANUSCRIPT, MANUSCRIPTS, MATH SKILLS, MEDIA, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MOTHER-TONGUE, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL PUBLISHERS, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NUMBER OF PUPILS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PAMPHLETS, PARTNERSHIP, PEDAGOGY, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRINTING COSTS, PRINTING PRESS, PRINTING PRESSES, PRIVATE PUBLISHERS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRODUCTION OF BOOKS, PRODUCTION OF TEXTBOOKS, PROVISION OF TEXTBOOKS, PUBLISHER, PUBLISHERS, PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY LEARNING, QUALITY TEXTBOOKS, READABILITY, READING, READING BOOKS, READING MATERIAL, REVIEWS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL STUDENTS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL LEVELS, SCHOOL LIBRARY, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLCHILDREN, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SKILLED LABOR, SOW, SPECIFICATIONS, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, SUBJECT SPECIALISTS, SUPPLEMENTARY READERS, SUPPLY OF BOOKS, SUSTAINABLE BOOK PROVISION, TEACHER GUIDES, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING MATERIALS, TEACHING METHODS, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TEXTBOOK, TEXTBOOK BOARD, TEXTBOOK CHAIN, TEXTBOOK COMPONENT, TEXTBOOK CONTENT, TEXTBOOK COSTS, TEXTBOOK DEVELOPMENT, TEXTBOOK INDUSTRY, TEXTBOOK LIST, TEXTBOOK MARKET, TEXTBOOK POLICY, TEXTBOOK PRINTING, TEXTBOOK PRODUCTION, TEXTBOOK PROVISION, TEXTBOOK PUBLISHING, TEXTBOOK RENTAL, TEXTBOOK RENTAL SCHEME, TEXTBOOK SHORTAGE, TEXTBOOK SHORTAGES, TEXTBOOKS, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, VOUCHERS, WORKBOOKS, WRITERS, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19435146/textbook-development-low-income-countries-guide-policy-practice https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18667
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