1st Edition

Experiment and Tradition in Primary Schools

By D.E.M. Gardner Copyright 1966
221 Pages
by Routledge

221 Pages
by Routledge

221 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1966, Experiment and Tradition in Primary Schools was written to provide an account of the author’s pioneering study of the attainment of young children in schools where the curriculum was shaped by their spontaneous interests. The book describes the findings of Gardner’s work and assesses them in detail. It will have lasting relevance for those with an interest in the... Read more
1: Purpose and Nature of the Inquiry; 2: Selection of Schools and Children; 3: The Tests of Attitudes; 4: The Tests of Attainments; 5: Children's Responses to the Tests; 6: Summary of Conclusions; Bibliography;

Biography

D. E. M. Gardner