1st Edition

Exploring Education and Childhood From current certainties to new visions

Edited By Dominic Wyse, Rosemary Davis, Phil Jones, Sue Rogers Copyright 2015
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

Education has become dominated by testing, standards, interventions, strategies and political policy. Yet while elements such as these are important, Exploring Education and Childhood contends it is childhood - including its sociology and psychology - that is the vital holistic context for teaching and learning. Written by a team of specialists who bring both experience of classroom teaching,... Read more
  1. Childhoods and Contemporary Practices - Phil Jones  2. The Child’s Voice - Rosemary Davis  3. Children’s Thinking - Anne Robertson  4. Agency, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum - Sue Rogers and Dominic Wyse  5. High Stakes Assessment, Teachers, and Children - Guy Roberts-Holmes  6. Technology and Education - Lynn Roberts  7. Expertise, Knowledge and Pedagogy - Tony Eaude  8. Language and Culture in Foreign Language Teaching - Paula Ambrossi  9. Inclusion or Special Educational Needs? Uncertainty in the 21st Century - Joseph Mintz  10. Embracing diversity in the classroom: a cross-cultural perspective - Lynn Ang and Rosie Flewitt  11. Families, Society and School Choice - Georgina Merchant  12. Politics, Policy and Teacher Agency - Susan Taylor, Sue Bodman and Helen Morris

Biography

Dominic Wyse is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at University College London, Institute of Education (IOE), UK.

Rosemary Davis is Visiting Professorial Fellow at University College London, Institute of Education (IOE), UK.

Phil Jones is Professor of Early Years and Primary Education at University College London, Institute of Education (IOE), UK.

Sue Rogers is Professor of Early Years Education and currently Head of Early Years and Primary Education at University College London, Institute of Education (IOE), UK.

"This book is written by a team of specialists who combine rigorous research and scholarship with the experience of teacher training and classroom teaching." – Martine Horvath, eye magazine