In primary schools, the use of ability-grouping is currently increasing. Teachers and teacher educators are placed in the unenviable position of having to marry research evidence suggesting that ability-grouping is ineffectual with current policy advocating this approach. This book links theory, policy, and practice in a critical examination of ability-grouping practices and their implications in primary schools, with particular reference to primary mathematics. It provides an accessible text for teacher educators to support their students in engaging with the key debates and reflecting upon...
In primary schools, the use of ability-grouping is currently increasing. Teachers and teacher educators are placed in the unenviable position of havin...
The concepts of status and professionalism are key issues in teaching and teacher education across the UK and internationally. While there is increasing recognition that high quality teachers are crucial, this coexists with a persistent culture of blaming and shaming them. Student teachers will live out their careers within this maelstrom, so there is a need to consider the place of their profession both locally and globally, and teacher educators can support them to make a realistic yet ambitious analysis. This book answers a fundamental need for teachers to position themselves in their...
The concepts of status and professionalism are key issues in teaching and teacher education across the UK and internationally. While there is increasi...
This book studies the evolution of university-based teacher education by considering emerging, alternative approaches in England and the United States. Presenting empirical evidence from two distinct historical, political and social contexts, chapters illustrate the tensions involved in teaching a demanding curriculum to increasingly diverse populations, in a contested terrain dominated by neoliberal policy and accountability. Grounded in the lived experiences of those directly affected by shifting policy environments, the book questions if reforms promising high standards of teaching have...
This book studies the evolution of university-based teacher education by considering emerging, alternative approaches in England and the United Sta...
This book provides a concise and comprehensive overview of the practice of coteaching, including its benefits and educational and social implications. Coteaching plays an important role in enhancing the experience and effectiveness of pre-service and in-service teachers during school experience at a time when teacher retention rates are a concern both in the UK and internationally. Traditional practice in school experience, generally comprising observation followed by complete take-over of classes, has not altered in more than a century, despite significant changes in the role of the teacher,...
This book provides a concise and comprehensive overview of the practice of coteaching, including its benefits and educational and social implications....
