Children's Lives, Children's Futures - A Study of Children Starting Secondary School

Zusatztext ‘A timely book in educational research breaking the loud silence of children's voices in educational debates...Given the dearth of studies that take children's opinions seriously, the authors fill a large void, making a compelling case for extending research in this field.' Teacher Development Informationen zum Autor Paul Croll is Professor in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK. Gaynor Attwood is Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of the West of England, UK. Carol Fuller is Lecturer in the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK. Anthony Haynes is former Chair of the English Association schools committee, former faculty co-ordinator and mentor of PGCE students and NQTs. Klappentext Fascinating analysis of how children in their first year of high school feel about their schools! its place in their lives and its role in their futures. > Vorwort Analyses how children starting secondary school feel about their schools, its place in their lives and its role in their futures. Zusammenfassung Part of "Continuum Studies in Educational Research" series, this book presents an analysis of how children in their first year of high school feel about their schools, its place in their lives, and its role in their futures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Children and the Future \ 3. Educational Futures: Children's Intentions for Educational Participation \ 4. Children's Occupational Choices \ 5. What Children Think about School \ 6. Children as Learners \ 7. Early Exits and Negative Attitudes \ 8. Present and Future: Schools, Structure, Agency \ Appendix 1: The Research Project \ Appendix 2: Supplementary Tables \ References \ Index

Product details

• Authors: Gaynor Attwood, Paul Croll, Paul Attwood Croll, Carol Fuller
• Assisted by: Anthony Haynes (Editor of the series), Haynes Anthony (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2009
• EAN: 9781847062697
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-269-7
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Continuum Studies in Education; Continuum Studies in Education; Continuum Studies in Educational Research
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Secondary Schools, Educational administration and organization, British Isles, Students & Student Organisations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary