Literacy and Schooling - Towards Renewal in Primary Education Policy

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Broader Context of Contemporary Education Policy 2. The Changing of the Guard: Teachers and Teacher Educators 3. Backing into or Facing into the Future? Literacy, Schooling and Society 4. Outstanding Literacy Teachers and their Teaching: Teachers not Packages! 5. From Monologic to Dialogic Classrooms 6. What Kind of Future? A Road to Better Things

About the author

Hall, Kathy

Summary

Originally published in 2004. This book analyses recent educational reform in England relating to primary education and literacy. Taking account of themes such as globalisation, teacher education, children's learning and especially literacy, it develops a critique of government reactions and explores alternative responses to the crucial issues.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy Hall, Kathy (University College Cork Hall, Hall Kathy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780815373735
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7373-5
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Literacy; Routledge Library Editions: Literacy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Education, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Primary & middle schools, Literacy strategies, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy