Eman Aqeel
Eman Aqeel
WHAT IS TEXTBOOK
MEANING OF TEXTBOOK
IMPORTANCE OF TEXTBOOK
ROLE OF TEXTBOOK BOARD
DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL READING & LEARNING MATERIAL BY PUBLISHERS
What is textbook
• A Provincial Committee duly represented by the Education authorities, Textbook Boards, private sector and others
are considered necessary,
they are formed to select and prescribe textbooks for use in public schools in the respective province or areas of
jurisdiction.
• As part of the review and approval process, Textbook Boards seek a no objection certificate from Federal Ministry
of Education, Curriculum
Wing, which is the competent authority to certify that a particular textbook is compatible with National
Curriculum.
• Federal and Provincial Governments are subjected to support capacity building of the Textbook Boards for their
modified facilitating, regulating, controlling and monitoring functions
Supporting the development of text book by
publisher
• Textbook Boards make available their resource centers (Resource Centers are established at
Federal and Provincial levels under the respective Textbook Boards, Curriculum Wing, and
National Book Foundation for reference and resource material and training activities) to
publishers
and arrange for training and hands-on guidance and assistance to publishers in textbook
development.
• Publishers are allowed to use the materials contained in the package as 'raw material' in the
development of textbooks and school reading and learning materials under the new curriculum.
Development of School Reading & Learning Materials
(Other than textbooks) By Publishers
Governament schools
• Textbook Boards purchase, from the publisher whose textbook is selected, a print license for a certain number of copies
and a certain period of time or as may be considered appropriate for free distribution in the government schools through
the Education Department processes.
• Textbook Boards may allocate the printing of the selected textbook in the manner as may be considered appropriate.
• Private schools
• Private schools decide and choose from the approved and certified textbooks by the Textbook Boards according to
quality and price, and purchase textbooks directly from the publisher, i.e. printing and binding are part of the publishers
business.
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