1st Edition

Pupil, Teacher and Family Voice in Educational Institutions Values, Opinions, Beliefs and Perspectives

Edited By Janice Wearmouth, Andrew Goodwyn Copyright 2019
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

Taking a novel approach to the concept of ‘voice’ within education systems, this insightful text considers the extent to which the values, opinions, beliefs and perspectives of pupils, families, teachers, and members of senior management are heard in educational settings, and explores what can be learned from integrating their views and opinions in decision-making processes. Pupil,... Read more

List of Tables and Figures

Brief Biographies – about the Editors and contributors

Preface – Professor Janice Wearmouth

Chapter One: Developments towards the right to be heard in educational contexts - Dr Will Coster

Chapter Two: Lessons learnt by student teachers from the use of children’s voice in teaching practice - Dr Kate Hudson-Glynn

Chapter Three: On bilingualism in monolingual English classroom environments - the challenges for Polish-English bilingual children, their parents and schools - Dr Maja Jankowska

Chapter Four: Bilingual Creative Writing Clubs – giving voice to bilingual children in English schools - Dr Maja Jankowska

Chapter Five: Listening to the voices of indigenous Māori students over time: What do they tell us about national education policy? – Professor Mere Berryman and Elizabeth Eley

Chapter Six: Students’ and a teacher’s views of factors contributing to effective literacy learning for all in an inclusive classroom – Professor Janice Wearmouth

Chapter Seven: The hidden voice of pre-service teachers in their private social media interactions - Dr James Shea

Chapter Eight: A voice for advancing the profession of teaching? – Professor Andy Goodwyn

Chapter Nine: The first year of headship: A cross-comparison of the experiences, challenges and successes, expressed by newly appointed headteachers during their first year in post - Dr Karen Lindley

Chapter Ten: Primary headteachers’ perceptions of schools’ roles in training teachers within a changing landscape of teacher training - Dr Elaine Barron

 

Chapter Eleven: Lost in Translation: A Discussion of a Small Scale Study of Non-English Speaking Mothers’ Experiences of Negotiating their Children’s Primary Schooling - Anna Graham and Rumisaa Shabir

 

Chapter Twelve: One mother’s experience of the special educational needs system - Martha Smith

 

Chapter Thirteen: Students’, teachers’ and families’ views on homework – Dr Wendy Edwards and Professor Janice Wearmouth

 

Index

Biography

Janice Wearmouth is Professor of Education at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.

Andrew Goodwyn is Professor and Head of the School of Education and English Language and Director of the Institute for Research in Education, at the University of Bedfordshire, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Reading, UK.