| Description |
xvi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Martin Hughes -- 1. Where Does All the Time Go? Changes in Pupils' Experiences in Year 2 Classrooms / Ian Plewis and Marijcke Veltman -- 2. Parents, Teachers and the Assessment of 7-year-olds / Charles Desforges, Cathie Holden and Martin Hughes -- 3. Political Contexts and School Careers / Susan Harris, Jean Rudduck and Gwen Wallace -- 4. Competing Conceptions of Quality in Social Education: Learning from the Experience of the Cross-curricular Themes / Geoff Whitty, Peter Aggleton and Gabrielle Rowe -- 5. 'Grammar', 'Language' and Classroom Practice / Christopher Brumfit, Rosamond Mitchell and Janet Hooper -- 6. The Importance of Power-sharing in Classroom Learning / Paul Cooper and Donald McIntyre -- 7. Teaching and Learning in the Preschool Period / Penny Munn and Rudolph Schaffer -- 8. Progression in Learning - Issues and Evidence in Mathematics and Science / Paul Black, Margaret Brown, Shirley Simon and Ezra Blondel |
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9. Evidence in Science Education / Sandra Duggan, Richard Gott, Fred Lubben and Robin Millar -- 10. 'There were no facts in those days': Children's Ideas about Historical Explanation / Peter Lee, Alaric Dickinson and Rosalyn Ashby -- Conclusions / Martin Hughes |
| Summary |
The last few years have seen unprecedented changes in schools in England and Wales, as the government attempts to raise standards by a radical programme of educational reforms. These reforms raise many fundamental questions about how teaching and learning should take place in the classroom. This book reports the outcomes of a major research programme - funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - on teaching and learning in the context of the current reforms. The book addresses such questions as how far have teaching and learning been affected by the reforms? what makes for effective teaching and learning in the classrooms? and how can we ensure progression in children's learning? The book, written by some of the country's leading educational researchers, covers a wide range of ages and curriculum areas. It provides much needed insight into the nature of teaching and learning, as well as practical advice for teachers, policy-makers and parents |
| Analysis |
England |
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Teaching |
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Wales |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-209) and index |
| Subject |
Education -- England.
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Education -- Wales.
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Educational change -- England.
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Educational change -- Wales.
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Teaching -- England.
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Learning.
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Teaching -- Wales.
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| Author |
Hughes, Martin, 1949-
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| LC no. |
95009403 |
| ISBN |
0631192778 (alk. paper) |
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0631192786 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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