1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463202503321

Autore

English Eve

Titolo

Professional studies in the primary school : thinking beyond the standards / / Eve English and Lynn Newton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : David Fulton Publishers, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-136-76532-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Disciplina

372.1102

Soggetti

Elementary school teaching

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Professional Studies in the Primary School; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Teachers as professionals: the background; Chapter 2: The reflective practitioner; Chapter 3: Teachers and the law; Chapter 4: Teaching and learning in the primary school; Chapter 5: Planning for teaching and learning; Chapter 6: Monitoring and assessing learning; Chapter 7: Behaviour management; Chapter 8: Classroom approaches and organisation; Chapter 9: The individual in the primary classroom; Chapter 10: Different needs and different responses

Chapter 11: Personal, Social and Health Education and CitizenshipChapter 12: The way ahead; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Full of school-based examples supplied by practicing teachers, this accessible text:encourages trainees to ""think beyond the standards""promotes the development of reflective, creative and imaginative teaching skillslinks theory with practice to show students how to apply these skillsleads the reader through the key issues and concepts in general professional practice.Written specifically for Professional Studies modules in primary education, this book will guide trainees in the early stages of their careers to become the imaginative teac



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455440703321

Autore

Gudmundson Lowell

Titolo

Central America, 1821-1871 : liberalism before liberal reform / / Lowell Gudmundson, Héctor Lindo-Fuentes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , [1995]

©1995

ISBN

0-8173-8936-9

0-585-32020-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

972.8/04

Soggetti

Liberalism - Central America - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Central America History 1821-1951

Central America Economic conditions

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

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Notes; 1. The Economy of Central America: Contents From Bourbon Reforms to Liberal Reforms / Héctor Lindo-Fuentes; The Colonial Heritage; From Traditional to Export Agriculture; Export Agriculture and Trade; Conclusion; Notes; 2. Society and Politics in Central America, 1821-1871 / Lowell Gudmundson; The Conservative Interlude and Liberal Challenge; From Corn and Cattle to Coffee: Land Tenure Policies; The Church Question: Mortmain and Life's Blood; Secularization and the Clerical Counteroffensive; Society Transformed: Economic and Demographic Bases

Society Redefined: Race Mixture and Ethnic IdentityConclusion; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Central America and its ill-fated federation (1824-1839) are often viewed as the archetype of the "anarchy" of early independent Spanish America. This book consists of two interralted essays dealing with the economic, social, and political changes that took place in Central America, changes that let to both Liberal regime consolidation and export agricultural development after the middle of the last century. The authors provide a challenging reinterpretation of Central American



history and the most detailed analysis available in English of this most heterogeneous and obscure of soc