Ivan Ivic is Full Professor of Developmental Psychology within the Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He is a leading developmental psychologist and educational expert in Serbia and contributes his expertise to international organisations (OECD, OMEP, UNICEF).
Ana Pesikan is Associate Professor within the Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Her professional expertise is in educational and developmental psychology.

Slobodanka Anti? is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia. She is the Director of the Education Forum and a consultant for the Serbian strategy for educational development in 2020.

Prof. Dr. Eckhardt Fuchs ist Direktor des Leibniz-Instituts für Bildungsmedien

Georg-Eckert-Institut und Professor für Historische und Vergleichende Bildungsforschung an der TU Braunschweig.

How to select really good textbook (how to improve the textbook quality)

How to select really good textbooks

This book is a discussion and description of a set of standards for the quality of textbooks. As widely accessed resources for learning, textbooks are cultural products of primary importance. Drawing on Bakhtin's theory of speech genres, this publication views school textbooks as a specific complex genre whose key characteristics should ideally be defined by the addressee, i.e. the student. Further, it illustrates the significance of textbooks to successful learning outcomes and school students' cognitive development. The core of the book is formed by forty-three quality standards for textbooks, their operational definitions, theoretical backgrounds and practical implications. The standards are intended for use by textbook authors and publishers, educational authorities, teachers, educational practitioners and others involved in the creation, accreditation, selection and evaluation of textbooks and other teaching materials.