Teaching and learning in the primary school / / edited by Andrew Pollard and Jill Bourne

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455435603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge in association with the Open University, , 1994
• ISBN: 1-134-85152-9; 1-280-32012-5; 0-203-42511-1; 0-203-30058-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BourneJill <1947->; PollardAndrew <1949->
• Disciplina: 372.941
• Soggetti: Education, Elementary - Great Britain; Elementary school teaching - Great Britain; Learning; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Open University Postgraduate Certificate of Education"--P. [ii].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-318) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: teaching and learning in the 1990's; How children learn and fail; Towards a sociology of learning in primary schools; Wally's story; Bilingual by rights; Sex roles in the formative years; Learner needs or learner rights?; The teacher as a person; Teacher expertise; Teaching as a professional activity; Those who understand: knowledge growth in teaching; A first try: starting the day; Akemi; Teacher expectations; Life in classrooms; Characteristics of good practice; The rise and fall of primary education; The 'three wise men' and after; Teaching strategies An approach to personal and social education in the primary school: or how one city schoolteacher tried to make sense of her job; The core curriculum: an international perspective; The national curriculum: origins, context, and implementation; Coherence and manageability: reflections on the national curriculum and cross-curricular provision; The evolution of the topic; Preserving integration ; within the national curriculum in primary schools: approaching a school development plan; Successful topic work; The class teacher and the curriculum; Teachers' subject knowledge; Assessment and the improvement of education Target setting with young children; The organisation of the primary school; Key factors for effective junior schooling; The culture of collaboration; St Andrew's Church of England Primary School; Involving the whole staff in developing a maths curriculum; Primary-secondary transfer after the national curriculum; Parents' choice of school; Involving parents; Acknowledgements; Notes on sources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This key sourcebook highlights important current topics and debates in primary education and provides practical insights into meeting the challenges of primary teaching.