TS 10220

TS 10220 is a withdrawn standard dealing with textbooks used in formal and non-formal education institutions. Its focus is the category of educational books themselves: the publication and use context that distinguishes a textbook from other books not intended for teaching and learning services.

What a textbook means in general technical context

A textbook is typically a structured instructional publication prepared to support a curriculum or course of study. It often combines explanatory text with exercises, examples, illustrations, and review elements so that learners can follow content in a planned sequence. In general educational practice, the same basic function applies across primary, secondary, and adult education, while the depth of treatment, visual design, language level, and pedagogical approach change according to the intended audience.

Where this standard draws the boundary

The scope given for this standard separates textbooks from books outside educational and teaching services. That distinction matters because subject matter alone does not make a publication a textbook; its instructional purpose, target learners, and use within education are also part of the classification. In this way, TS 10220 provides a common terminology frame for publishing and education, while excluding publications that do not belong to the textbook category.

• Books used in formal education institutions
• Books used in non-formal and adult education institutions
• Books outside educational and teaching services are excluded