Estudio de los textos de Historia y de Ciencias Sociales chilenos entre 2000 y 2010

the objective of this study was to analyze the quality of history and social science textbooks provided by the chilean ministry of education to students at public and subsidized schools. fifteen (is) textbooks published between 2000 and 2010 were examined for that purpose. teachers at subsidized schools were surveyed and four focus groups were conducted with teachers from several top-rated private schools. the study took into account the following variables-, structure and organization, content and methodology of the textbooks, and concluded their contents have shortcomings and weaknesses that need to be reviewed if they are to be used effectively as a fundamental tool in the teaching-learning process.