This study attempts to analyze elementary social studies textbooks of U.S., Japan and France. It closely looks at one unit of each social studies textbook and tries to examine unit title, factors of unit, description of text, space organizations of page. Ultimately, this study is aimed to get insights for Korean publication system of elementary social studies textbooks. Followings are the results of analyzing the textbook in these views. First, we need to exchange an elementary school textbook publication system into freedom system. Second, we need to developing diverse teaching-learning resources besides a textbook and supply to teachers with it. Third, textbook contents are important, but an external framework of textbook agree with students' level or interest are important too. Fourth, the contents which introduces to a textbook must be close to everyday-life of students and concrete thing. And the question must state the format that can cause an interest of students. Fifth, we have to consider more various unit framework of textbooks. Last, it is necessary for us to study and assistance about a textbook.
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1.머리말 2.구성체제 비교 분석을 위한 관점 3.미국 교과서 구성체제 4.일본 교과서 구성체제 5.프랑스 교과서 구성체제 6.맺음말: 우리나라 사회과 교과서 개선을 위한 시사점 <참고문헌>
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초등 사회과 교과서미국교과서일본교과서프랑스교과서교과서 구성체제elementary social studies textbooksAmerican textbooksJapanese textbooksFrench textbooksunit framework of textbooks