Primary schooling has always been a key focus/subject in/of educational research, but comparatively little has been written specifically on the politics of primary education, and it is rarely analysed as a political institution.
Over the last half-century perceptions of primary education have changed dramatically. A globalised economy and complex demographic and cultural change has radically altered the context for education and at the same time, research on child development has generated an emphasis on the early years of schooling as the phase in which the foundations of...
Primary schooling has always been a key focus/subject in/of educational research, but comparatively little has been written specifically on the pol...
Why is primary education so high on the political agenda, and so contentious?
Why is the performance of primary schools so often in the media spotlight?
Why should primary teachers trouble themselves with the politics of their work?
Politics and the Primary Teacher is an accessible introduction to some of the thorniest aspects of a primary teacher s role. It aims to support your understanding of the constant changes in education policy, give you confidence to engage critically with current political debates, and consider how you might shape your...
Why is primary education so high on the political agenda, and so contentious?
Why is the performance of primary schools so often in the medi...
