The role of textbooks in teaching and learning processes

The theme of this issue of the CEPS Journal is the role of textbooks in teaching and learning processes. Nowadays, a range of learning resources are used to support students in their learning process, among which textbooks are the most notable. Textbooks play an important role in almost every school system in the world, representing a useful resource for both teachers as course designers and students acquiring knowledge. However, the use of commercially published textbooks and other teaching and learning resources has advantages and disadvantages, and it is this aspect that we initially wanted to explore in this focus issue. We aimed to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using a textbook, as well as ways of adapting textbooks that provide teachers with an opportunity to personalise teaching material and enable students to be more actively involved in the learning process