In 2005 The Publishers Association commissioned an extensive piece of research on the role of the textbook and students’ attitudes to textbooks.

We believe that the findings of this research are as relevant today as they were then.

To read a copy of the survey report, please download the PDF file here.

This article from the Brookes eJournal of Learning and Teaching derives from this research and a second study of lecturers.

Textbooks in Teaching and Learning: The Views of Students and their Teachers
Authors: Philip Carpenter, Adrian Bullock, and Jane Potter