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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458723003321

Titolo

Promoting quality in learning [[electronic resource] ] : does England have the answer? / / Patricia Broadfoot ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Cassell, 2000

ISBN

1-281-29155-2

9786611291556

1-84714-380-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Cassell Education

Altri autori (Persone)

BroadfootPatricia

Disciplina

370/.942

Soggetti

Education - England

Education - France

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Findings from the QUEST project".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Why Compare? The Fashion for International Comparisons; 2. The QUEST Project: Its Rationale and Approach; 3. Primary Schooling in England and France: The Importance of the National Context; 4. Pupils as Learners in England and France; 5. Pupils as Citizens in England and France; 6. Classroom Processes and Pupil Outcomes in English and French Primary Schools; 7. National Differences in Performance in Language; 8. National Differences and Strategies in Mathematics; 9. What Makes a Difference? Social Disadvantage, Gender and National Context

10. Overview of the Study FindingsAppendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Are English children able to grasp grammar better or worse than that of children in other countries? Are they better or worse at numeracy than their neighbours? Does the English education system measure up to the challenge from its competitors? This is an examination of the education system in England as compared with neighbouring countries, such as France. This text shows what pupils in England and France are doing in the classroom and what standards they achieve. The voices of the pupils themselves articulate numerous perceptions.