Teachers-in-Training have comparatively little time to get to grips with all the issues and debates that have affected schooling over the last 20 years. This book therefore aims to provide student teachers with the knowledge about school policy and process that they need in order to address and respond to current trends and discourses in critical, well-informed ways that should enhance their teaching and job satisfaction.
Teachers-in-Training have comparatively little time to get to grips with all the issues and debates that have affected schooling over the last 20 year...
'Caroline Benn made an immense contribution to public life through her work on educational politics and the comprehensive movement. She was a committed democrat, socialist and internationalist and this book of essays dedicated to her life and work was the idea of Professor Clyde Chitty, her friend and colleague over many years, as a labour of love and to recognise her achievements. The fact that so many people in her field have contributed chapters is evidence of the influence she had on those who knew her and worked with her.' Tony Benn, Foreword
'This fine book will serve both...
'Caroline Benn made an immense contribution to public life through her work on educational politics and the comprehensive movement. She was a commi...
A provocative study of the radical changes that have taken place in education since 1976. Chitty analyzes the effects of recent legislative proposals on the education system and reveals the contradictions and tensions within New Right thinking. The question mark in the title remains firmly in place and will not easily be dislodged.
A provocative study of the radical changes that have taken place in education since 1976. Chitty analyzes the effects of recent legislative proposals ...
For over a hundred years, psychologists and human biologists have been engaged in an often heated debate as to whether 'heredity' or 'environment' should be viewed as the determining factor in the creation of the human personality. For teachers and educationists, the discussion has tended to focus on how the human mind functions and intellectual powers develop. The controversy is often simply expressed in terms of 'nature' versus 'nurture, ' with some scientists declaring that human beings are a product of a transaction between the two. To many, such enquiry and speculation is little...
For over a hundred years, psychologists and human biologists have been engaged in an often heated debate as to whether 'heredity' or 'environment' ...
This text provides a clear overview and assessment of the educational policy systems at work in the UK. Accessibly written and covering pre-school and Higher Education policy-making as well as Primary and Secondary, the author examines the evolution of education policy from the Education Act of '44 to the academies of today.
This text provides a clear overview and assessment of the educational policy systems at work in the UK. Accessibly written and covering pre-school and...
This text provides a clear overview and assessment of the educational policy systems at work in the UK. Accessibly written and covering pre-school and Higher Education policy-making as well as Primary and Secondary, the author examines the evolution of education policy from the Education Act of '44 to the academies of today.
This text provides a clear overview and assessment of the educational policy systems at work in the UK. Accessibly written and covering pre-school and...
New Labour and Secondary Education, 1994-2010 assesses New Labour's policy towards secondary education in Britain. It shows that, in many respects, New Labour education policy was a continuation of the policies pursued by the education ministers of Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
New Labour and Secondary Education, 1994-2010 assesses New Labour's policy towards secondary education in Britain. It shows that, in many respects, Ne...
Understanding Schools and Schooling provides students with the knowledge about school policy and process that they need in order to address and respond to current trends and discourses in critical, well-informed ways that will enhance their teaching and job satisfaction. The book presents issues, questions and dilemmas and invites the reader to find their own answers through guided activities, discussion with colleagues and further reading. The book provides a philosophical context for teachers' developing classroom practice and empowers them to participate fully in local and...
Understanding Schools and Schooling provides students with the knowledge about school policy and process that they need in order to address a...
