Changing teaching and learning in the primary school [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rosemary Webb

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451401503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-12988-7; 9786611129880; 0-335-23038-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (231 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WebbRosemary
• Disciplina: 372.942
• Soggetti: Education and state - England; Education, Primary - England; Teaching - England; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Half title; Title; Copy right; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Education Policy under New Labour; Chapter 2 National Policy on Primary Education: Inconsistency and Uncertainty over the Whole Curriculum; Chapter 3 Teachers' Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in a Performativity Culture; Chapter 4 From 'TA' to Assessment for Learning: the Impact of Assessment Policy on Teachers' Assessment Practice; Chapter 5 Pupils' Views of the School Experience; Chapter 6 Learning to Love Learning? - What the Pupils Think; Chapter 7 New Technologies and 'New Teaching': A Process of Evolution?Chapter 8 Pedagogy at Key Stage Two: Teaching through Pupil- Teacher Partnership; Chapter 9 Promoting Inclusive Education: from 'Expertism' to Sustainable Inclusive Practices; Chapter 10 Teaching Strategies for Pupils with SEN: Specialist or Inclusive Pedagogy?; Chapter 11 Widening the Inclusion Agenda: Policy, Practice and Language Diversity in the Primary Curriculum; Chapter 12 The Butterfly Effect: Teaching Assistants and Workforce Reform in Primary Schools; Chapter 13 What a Performance! The Impact of Performance ; Management and Threshold Assessment on the Work and Lives of Primary TeachersChapter 14 Leading and Managing Teaching and Learning; Chapter 15 Primary Teacher Professionalism; References; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: What is the impact of New Labour's education policies on primary schools? In this book, leading academics in primary education evaluate New Labour's Education policy. They draw on the findings of the research to discuss the impact of policies on primary school practice and on the views and experiences of primary school teachers and pupils.