英美中学历史教科书编写制度及其启示

Enlightenment from the Compilation of History Textbooks for Middle Schools in Britain and America

英美两国不断地对教科书进行完善以适应时代的发展。这两个国家的中学历史教科书编写是典型的选定制,教科书的编写、出版和发行完全交给民间,国家不予以控制和干涉,从而保证了历史教科书的多样性和丰富性,有利于教科书的择优使用、教科书编写队伍的建设和教科书质量的提高。对英美两国中学历史教科书编写制度特点的分析可为我国"新课改"下的教科书编写提供借鉴。

In order to keep abreast of the times,both Britain and America follow some system of the compilation of history textbooks for middle schools in which the writing,publishing and releasing can be totally managed by non- governmental organizations.Absence of governmental interference ensures that the products are diverse and can therefore meet various needs of different places.Besides,such a system can also benefit the compilers and help to improve the quality of textbooks.