1st Edition

Changing the Subject Innovations in Science, Maths and Technology Education

Edited By J. Myron Atkin, Paul Black Copyright 1996
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Change in education is too often a process which enthusiasts, ranging from top policy makers to groups of teachers, plan and drive forward, but in which they all find unexpected pitfalls. Every innovation depends on the commitment of schools and teachers to make it work. But often that commitment is lacking, or is less than total, or it turns to fustration as events develop. This book is based on... Read more
Foreword, Introduction, 1 What drives reform?, 2 Changing the subject, 3 Teaching and learning, 4 Assessment, 5 Teachers and change, 6 Changing students—changing classrooms, 7 Unique configurations, 8 Where now?, Appendix: summaries of the 23 case studies, The writing team of OECD consultants, Index

Biography

J. Myron Atkin, Paul Black