Classroom Change in Developing Countries: From Progressive Cage to Formalistic Frame

ISBN-13: 9780367592516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 268 str.

Gerard Guthrie

Opis

Progressive Education, derived mainly from Anglo-American culture, has been the primary frame of reference for student-centered classroom change in developing countries for over 50 years. Yet in many developing countries, strong evidence shows that progressivism has not replaced teacher-centered formalistic classroom practice. Classroom Chang

Spis treści

Preface

PART 1. OVERVIEW

Chapter 1. Soft Power and the Culture Wars

PART 2. THE PROGRESSIVE CAGE

Chapter 2. Typology of Progressive Reform Findings

Chapter 3. Theoretical and Methodological Limitations

Chapter 4. Formalistic Tradition in China

Chapter 5. The Formalistic Paradigm in Africa

Chapter 6. Culture and Schooling in Papua New Guinea

Chapter 7. The Failure of Progressive Paradigm Reversal

PART 3. THE FORMALISTIC FRAME

Chapter 8. Theory of Formalism

Chapter 9. Culturally Grounded Methodology

Chapter 10. Teaching Styles Model

Chapter 11. Teacher Constructs and Classroom Change

O autorze

Dr Gerard Guthrie is an educationalist with 45 years of experience who has specialised in teaching styles in developing countries.