121 products in Education

Presents an analysis of the changes that have taken place in the classroom. This book examines the rise of child-centred approached to teaching following WW2, and then traces changes to the role

This title examines the transitive relation between politics and actual classroom practice. It shows that educational policy serves as political propaganda directed at an electorate desperate for change.

For all of its promise, public education in the twentieth century never lived up to its democratic potential. This book takes a serious look at the slow erosion of the fuller democratic

This title aims to guide the reader through the maze of statutory and other potential funding sources such as government departments, local education authorities or organizations with a specific interest or remit

Talking Books is a collection of monologues - reworked transcripts from indepth interviews with some of the most important and influential of contemporary children's writers.

Examining a range of contrasting international approaches and development strategies, this book demonstrates the central role of the state in implementing an effective system of VET and assesses the extent to which

This text explores the issue of what role, if any, higher education should play in intial teacher training. The authors argue for the continued involvement of higher education in teacher training and

Change has been a major component of education for the past few years as wide-ranging new legislation has been implemented. However, practical advice on how to manage and cope with change in

Through this reader, student teachers and practising teachers will be introduced to the big issues and ideas abounding in music teaching today.

The methodology researching of educational policy is the subject of this book. It takes a "behind the scenes" look at the conducting, the analysis and the interpretation of research carried out into

Argues that educational knowledge is created by individual teachers as they attempt to express their own values in their professional lives. The author claims that the best teaching is done by those

The transition of British secondary schools from predominantly selective to predominantly comprehensive was meant to transform a highly stratified system into a more equal one. However, this study shows that the new

Aimed at those educators who wish to make their practice more consistent with progressive educational principles, namely helping learners to take greater control over planning and managing their own learning. The book

This text offers a clear rationale for the development of curricula and pedagogy that will reflect young people's popular culture practices within and outside of school; and looks at the issue of

This book chronicles the history of the struggle to promote a self-governing body for the teaching profession from its early problems at the start of the twentieth century right through to the