The central concern of Inside/Outside is the assumption that pedagogical knowledge is generated outside-in; that is, from the university, to be applied at schools. The first half of this book provides a thoughtful and thought-provoking conceptual framework for reading and understanding teacher research, exploring its history, potential and relationship to university-based research.
The central concern of Inside/Outside is the assumption that pedagogical knowledge is generated outside-in; that is, from the university, to be applie...
This volume helps parents and early childhood educators understand the nature of early literacy at home and at school. Ways in which nursery school structures support and extend childrens's literacy are explored. This volume, based on an 18-month ethnographic study of story reading and other literacy events in nursery school, describes parents' attitudes, beliefs, and values about literacy, nursery school organization of time and space, how reading and writing is used by nursery school participants and how story reading events help children learn to make sense of books and use books to...
This volume helps parents and early childhood educators understand the nature of early literacy at home and at school. Ways in which nursery school...