Dear all,
Can anyone tell me something about the costs and distribution of schoolbooks on primary and secondary schools in Portugal?
I stated some questions below... Is it true that publisers are very powerful in Portugal?
Many many thanks for your help!
I already tried official bodies, like the ministry of education, but didn't recieve any answers yet. That's why I'm hoping there are some parents or teachers on this forum that can help me out....
Kind regards from the Netherlands,
Nicoline Nagtzaam
You can contact me on: nicoline.nagtzaam@ormit.nl or even quicker by telephone on 0031 610970549.
Questions:
Books and education system
1. How many schoolbooks per year does a pupil need regarding textbooks and workbooks? (primary and secondary school)
2. What is the average price of new textbooks? And of workbooks?
3. Who pays eventually for the books, parents/students or the school/government?
Decision making
1. Who decides what books will be used? (teacher/head of department/school management/ government) Is it the same for primary and secondary education?
2. How often do schools/teachers change methods, with order words: how many years are schoolbooks being (re)used? Who decides on the change (teachers or governmental bodies) and what are the reasons for change?
Needs
1. Do you know how the distribution of schoolbooks is managed at the moment and is there a need for change in this way? I mean by this: do pupils buy the books themselves by a bookstore and pay for the books, or do they get the books from school, or is there a distributor that delivers the books to the pupils, or
?
2. Do you think that there is a need for cheaper schoolbooks, or for a rental system of schoolbooks in some kind?
ICT in schools
1. Are schools using digital learning methods? What is the price level of these methods compared to the hard copy version?
2. Are schools using (specialised) pupil administration software systems (for example to administer absence of pupils)? If yes, which one? If not, is there a need for it?
Do you know any teachers or industry experts in your country that I could contact for this research?
Thank you very much for your time and effort!
Kind regards,
Nicoline Nagtzaam