Primary education is in a period of transition. The whole question of what constitutes good practice is being vigorously debated. This reader looks at primary practice in the light of this debate, examining it in the context of continuing efforts to understand and improve the learning opportunities offered to children in school. It offers a range of research into how classrooms work and the development of specific curriculum areas: science, technology, mathematics, the arts, humanities and language. The final section takes a closer look at life in the primary classroom from the perspective of...
Primary education is in a period of transition. The whole question of what constitutes good practice is being vigorously debated. This reader looks at...
English in Urban Classrooms is a ground-breaking text that span a range of issues central to contemporary school English. It extends not only to the spoken and written language of classrooms, but also to other modes of representation and communication that are important in English teaching. This includes image, gesture, gaze, movement, and spatial organisation. The team of experienced and expert authors collectively examine how English is shaped by policy, by institutions, and by the social relations of the classroom. By connecting issues of policy and social context, the book provides a...
English in Urban Classrooms is a ground-breaking text that span a range of issues central to contemporary school English. It extends not only to the s...
In this ground breaking text, the authors span a range of issues central to contemporary school English. They collectively examine how English is shaped by policy, by institutions and by the social relations of the classroom. By connecting policy and social context, the book provides a detailed account of factors such as: the characteristics of urban multi-cultural schools teacher formation and tradition the ethos of School English departments the institutional changes that have shaped school English in urban classrooms and students' experiences of learning. The authors examine the spoken and...
In this ground breaking text, the authors span a range of issues central to contemporary school English. They collectively examine how English is shap...
The 2003 yearbook of education examines the contrasts, dilemmas, tensions and potentials of language education around the world. Divided into three parts, it considers: issues in language education; national approaches to language education; and urban language education.
The 2003 yearbook of education examines the contrasts, dilemmas, tensions and potentials of language education around the world. Divided into three pa...
This sourcebook offers a unique summary into all that was important in primary education during the 1990s. It provides almost fifty key readings on the field which are grouped around six major topics:
* learners * teachers * classrooms * curriculum * assessment * school and education policy.
Over half of the readings focus on real life cases - such as pupils, teachers, classrooms or schools - as a means of conveying some of the interpersonal subtleties of teaching and learning in primary schools. At the same time, these cases highlight important current...
This sourcebook offers a unique summary into all that was important in primary education during the 1990s. It provides almost fifty key readings on...
