1st Edition

Life in the Classroom and Playground The Accounts of Primary School Children

By Bronwyn Davies Copyright 1982
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

This study, first published in 1982, approaches children from an ethogenic viewpoint. It records their own accounts of their social world and sees them as members of a distinct culture with its own perspective, code of behaviour and strategies for making sense of their lives. The author suggests that teachers who can take the pupil’s perspective into account will work together more successfully... Read more

Acknowledgments;  1. Introduction  2. The Research Act  3. The Social Context of Children  4. Friends and Fights  5. Pupils’ Attitudes to Teacher Organisation and Discipline  6. Conclusion: The Double World of Childhood;  Appendices;  Bibliography;  Name Index;  Subject Index

Biography

Bronwyn Davies