Abstract

MARTINS, Alisson Antonio  and  GARCIA, Nilson Marcos Dias. School culture artifact and market good: an analysis about choosing physics textbooks. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.74, pp.173-192.  Epub Apr 30, 2019. ISSN 1984-0411.  https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-4060.59291.

We present the results of a qualitative research which aimed at identifying how the analytical axes of school culture, cultural production and of the market are connected during the selection and usage processes of choosing and using physics textbooks performed by Brazilian and Portuguese teachers working with Basic Education. Divided into two stages, the research was carried out by applying questionnaires and conducting semi-structured interviews, and the information gathered was analyzed based on Content Analysis procedures. The results indicated that the teachers choose their textbooks based on a combination of these axes. The selection is performed through a complex production process of senses and meanings, developed throughout teaching activities and culminating on the indication of one textbook which best matches the expectations of teachers regarding these aspects in connection to social, economic and cultural contexts.

Keywords : Physics textbooks; Textbooks choice; School culture; Cultural production; Market goods..

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