This book presents a clear overview of the debates that surrounded the making of the 1944 Act, which affected every aspect of education in this country. It gives a detailed account of the tripartite divisions into 'three types of child' that were sanctioned in the reforms of the 1940s. At the same time, it also emphasises the idea of education as a civic project which underlay the reforms and which was such an important part of their lasting authority. The education policies of the past decade and the current attempts to shape a new education settlement need to be interpreted in a long-term...
This book presents a clear overview of the debates that surrounded the making of the 1944 Act, which affected every aspect of education in this countr...
What is a veteran teacher, and how do veteran teachers contribute to schools and education? This international volume contributes to our understanding of veteran teachers with new conceptual studies and empirical research from different countries around the world. It is explores what we mean by a ?veteran teacher?; the factors that encourage teachers to remain in the profession; the characteristics of a successful veteran teacher; and the values with which veteran teachers associate themselves.
Rather than supporting stereotypes about teachers at different stages in their professional...
What is a veteran teacher, and how do veteran teachers contribute to schools and education? This international volume contributes to our understand...
The history of education is a contested field of study, and has represented a site of struggle for the past century of its development. It is highly relevant to an understanding of broader issues in history, education and society, and yet has often been regarded as being merely peripheral rather than central to them.
Over the years the history of education has passed through a number of approaches, more recently engaging with a different areas such as curriculum, teaching and gender, although often losing sight of a common cause. In this book McCulloch contextualizes the struggle for...
The history of education is a contested field of study, and has represented a site of struggle for the past century of its development. It is highly r...
This work explores how to set about historical research in education. It locates this field in relation to changes in educational research, historical research, and a range of social sciences. It offers a theoretical guide to the rationales and problems of the field as well as to current opportunities for research. It also gives practical advice for getting started and for suitable research methods in different kinds of projects, and in doing so draws critically on international literature. It includes detailed case studies on the following topics in historical research: Curriculum and...
This work explores how to set about historical research in education. It locates this field in relation to changes in educational research, historical...
This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in history of education today. Focusing on the enduring trends in this field, this lively and informative Reader provides broad coverage of the subject and includes crucial topics such as: * higher education * informal agencies of education * schooling, the state and local government * education and social change and inequality * curriculum * teachers and pupils * education, work and the economy * education and national identity. With an emphasis on...
This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in history of education today. Focusing...
Gary McCulloch sets out a vision for a future of study in the history of education which contributes to education, history and social sciences alike. He contextualizes the struggle for educational history, explaining and making suggestions for the future on many topics.
Gary McCulloch sets out a vision for a future of study in the history of education which contributes to education, history and social sciences alike. ...
This groundbreaking volume considers whether the question of the high school's seeming demise is exaggerated and why it is experiencing the many problems that it does. Essays focus on the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
This groundbreaking volume considers whether the question of the high school's seeming demise is exaggerated and why it is experiencing the many probl...
