The authors use ethnographic research to consider the features of creative teaching and learning within the context of contemporary policy reforms. The blend of case-study material and implications for practice make this book attractive to primary teachers, school managers, policy makers, teacher educators and researchers.
The authors use ethnographic research to consider the features of creative teaching and learning within the context of contemporary policy reforms. Th...
Originally published in 1990. Following the Swann Report of 1985 and its pleas for ‘Education for All’ the need for multicultural education in all areas was generally recognised. This need was particularly pressing in primary schools since racial attitudes are formed early in life and may be difficult to change later. This book documents and evaluates a number of approaches in this area, considering their effects on pupil learning and development. These include whole-school projects in mathematics, environmental studies, and a school exchange; and experiences of pupils at key stages....
Originally published in 1990. Following the Swann Report of 1985 and its pleas for ‘Education for All’ the need for multicultural education in ...
First published in 1988, this work considers the ways in which the sociology of education can inform educational practice. It examines the research which marries the two fields and considers the thinking behind it. It addresses key themes such as: sociological awareness or imagination, and how it might be stimulated and enriched by educational study; reflectivity for both teachers and sociologists; and ethnography, the major research orientation behind most of these studies.
First published in 1988, this work considers the ways in which the sociology of education can inform educational practice. It examines the research wh...
