British High School History Textbook Research

This article chooses the history textbook of British high school as an entry point.Firstly,it introduces British history education and the recent reformation of curriculum briefly.Then it takes China From Empire To People's Republic as an example to analyze the features of its frame and contents.This textbook is written by Michael Lynch,which is currently used in the Great Britain.It demonstrates the history of China during 1900 to 1949,from the declining of Qing dynasty to the founding of PRC.Being well-structured and with substantial contents,this book is worthy of studying. When refers to the structure,the article exhibit its text system,auxiliary system of texts,appendix and the features of the frame.When refers to the contents and thinking,it concentrates on the the writing of key words,key contents and key characters.At the end of the article,it tries to advice the editing of history textbook in our country based on the deconstruction above,the thinking of curriculum reformation and the current development.