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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783000703321

Autore

Doddington Christine

Titolo

Child-centred education [[electronic resource] ] : reviving the creative tradition / / Christine Doddington and Mary Hilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007

ISBN

1-4462-1601-2

1-4462-2434-1

1-282-02122-2

9786612021220

1-84920-226-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 132 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

HiltonMary <1946->

Disciplina

370.15

Soggetti

Creative teaching

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 (p. 119-126) and index.

Nota di contenuto

contents; preface; introduction; THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK; Part I THE CHILD-CENTRED LEGACY; 1 THE ORIGINS OF CHILD-CENTRED EDUCATION; 2 CONTRASTING VISIONS: CONTRASTING LIVES; 3 PLOWDEN AND BEYOND; Part II FUNDAMENTAL VALUES; 4 THE 'WHOLE CHILD' AS A PERSON; 5 MAKING SENSE: THE IMPORTANCE OF MEANING AND COHERENCE; 6 INTERDEPENDENCE: THE NEED FOR OTHERS; Part III THE ROAD TO CHANGE; 7 CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHERS: THE CREATIVE TRADITION REVIVED; bibliography; index

Sommario/riassunto

Against an increasingly authoritarian background of testing and instruction, concern is growing about disengagement and loss of depth and quality in education at all levels. This book seeks to explore the role of primary education within this debate.