Mastering Teaching

SMITH, Rebecca

Hulme, Moira

O'Sullivan, Rachel

Education & Teaching

Open University Press

Creating the Curriculum (Understanding Primary Education Series)

Is there an ‘ideal’ primary school curriculum? Who should decide what the curriculum is? Should teachers have autonomy over how they teach?  The curriculum is the heart of what teachers teach and learners learn: effective teaching is only possible with an effective curriculum. Yet in spite of its importance, there has been a crisis in curriculum that has been caused in large part by governments assuming direct control over the curriculum, assessment, and increasingly, pedagogy.   Creating the Curriculum tackles this thorny issue head on, challenging student and practising primary school teachers to think critically about past and present issues and to engage with a new wave of curriculum thinking and development. Considering curriculum construction and its impact on teaching and learning in the four countries of the UK, key issues considered include:    who should decide the curriculum, its aims and its values   the extent to which issues in primary education swing back and forth   Subjects versus thematic organisation, stages and phases, progression, breadth and balance   prescription versus teacher autonomy   the key features of effective classroom practice   strategies for assessing the whole curriculum   how language in the classroom influences curriculum design   understanding curricula in the context of children’s social and personal circumstances   creativity, curriculum and the classroom.   Illustrated throughout with strategies and case studies from the classroom, Creating the Curriculum accessibly links the latest research and evidence with concrete examples of good practice. It is a timely exploration of what makes an effective and meanginful curriculum and how teachers can bring new relevance, motivation and powerful values to what they teach.

Baumfield, Vivienne

Egan, David

Lingard, Bob

Wyse, Dominic

Hayward, Louise

Menter, Ian

Gallagher, Carmel

Leitch, Ruth

Livingston, Kay

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Is there an ‘ideal’ primary school curriculum? Who should decide what the curriculum is? Should teachers have autonomy over how they teach? The curriculum is the heart of what teachers teach and learners learn: effective teaching is only possible with an effective curriculum. Yet in spite of its importance, there has been a crisis in curriculum that has been caused in large part by governments assuming direct control over the curriculum, assessment, and increasingly, pedagogy. Creating the Curriculum tackles this thorny issue head on, challenging student and practising primary school teachers to think critically about past and present issues and to engage with a new wave of curriculum thinking and development. Considering curriculum construction and its impact on teaching and learning in the four countries of the UK, key issues considered include: <ul>
<li>who should decide the curriculum, its aims and its values</li> <li>the extent to which issues in primary education swing back and forth</li> <li>Subjects versus thematic organisation, stages and phases, progression, breadth and balance</li> <li>prescription versus teacher autonomy</li> <li>the key features of effective classroom practice</li> <li>strategies for assessing the whole curriculum</li> <li>how language in the classroom influences curriculum design</li> <li>understanding curricula in the context of children’s social and personal circumstances</li> <li>creativity, curriculum and the classroom.</li> </ul> Illustrated throughout with strategies and case studies from the classroom, Creating the Curriculum accessibly links the latest research and evidence with concrete examples of good practice. It is a timely exploration of what makes an effective and meanginful curriculum and how teachers can bring new relevance, motivation and powerful values to what they teach.

Teacher Education in Times of Change

Why are policies regarding teacher education politically, sociologically, and educationally significant? While teacher education as a practice has long been recognized, the importance of teacher education policy has only recently begun to be appreciated. Teacher Education in Times of Change offers a critical examination of teacher education policy in the United Kingdom and Ireland over the past three decades, since the first intervention of government in the curriculum in 1984. Written by a research group from five countries, it makes international comparisons and covers broader developments in professional learning, placing these key issues and lessons in a wider context.

Politics & Social Sciences

Murray, Jean

Jephcote, Martin

Beauchamp, Gary

Clarke, Linda

Kennedy, Aileen

Magennis, Geraldine

Mutton, Trevor

O'Doherty, Teresa

Peiser, Gillian

Sociology

Policy Press

Why are policies regarding teacher education politically, sociologically, and educationally significant? While teacher education as a practice has long been recognized, the importance of teacher education policy has only recently begun to be appreciated. Teacher Education in Times of Change offers a critical examination of teacher education policy in the United Kingdom and Ireland over the past three decades, since the first intervention of government in the curriculum in 1984. Written by a research group from five countries, it makes international comparisons and covers broader developments in professional learning, placing these key issues and lessons in a wider context.

A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education

Written in friendly and accessible language, this concise guide includes numerous practical examples based on the authors′ extensive experience in the field. The authors provide information and guidance on developing research skills such as gathering and analyzing information and data, reporting findings, and research design. They offer critical perspectives to help users reflect on research approaches and to understand the key issues in devising research questions.

Menter, Ian J

Elliot, Dely

Lewin, Jon

Lowden, Kevin

Reference

Sage Publications Ltd.

Written in friendly and accessible language, this concise guide includes numerous practical examples based on the authors? extensive experience in the field. The authors provide information and guidance on developing research skills such as gathering and analyzing information and data, reporting findings, and research design. They offer critical perspectives to help users reflect on research approaches and to understand the key issues in devising research questions.

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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