Working with case studies of actual practice, Jean McNiff argues that educational knowledge is created by individual teachers as they attempt to express their own values in their professional lives.... more »

The authors reassess the role of social psychology. They offer an analysis of motivation and the social development of primary age children as well as relationships and social interaction in the cla... more »

Jean McNiff's new edition of this well established text includes a general update on the methodological discussions involved in action research and provides case study material and information on su... more »

This book provides a compelling account and analysis of the delicate balance between power and resistance and the ways in which developing conceptions of 'self' must be entered into any theoretical ... more »

This is a timely book which is of interest to all those working in schools and with children and young people. It is a guide to this important and highly influential movement which is shaping our ed... more »

During the first half of the century, John Dewey's highly original philosophy exerted an important influence on both academic philosophy and educational thinking in the United States. Between the tw... more »

What you need to know about primary education in order to develop and improve it. Richards traces the history of primary education from the 1960s to the present day and raises key questions about it... more »

This book traces the development of the school effectiveness debate and raises key questions about how it has become a dominant discourse in theories of educational change today.

Explores the careers of physical education teachers from two perspectives, firstly teachers' life-stories illustrate how eight teachers became involved with sport, and secondly, from a broader thema... more »

A practical handbook which senior staff in primary schools can use to support their activities in evidence-based management. This book will provide guidance on the need to conduct and act upon quali... more »

Argues that the lack of agreed theory of teaching is one of the most important and yet intractable problems facing education and proposes a new integrated model of teaching.

Despite improvements in girls relative academic success at the school leaving level, this book examines how and why girls' education remains subordinated to that of the boys'.

In the face of a subject-based National Curriculum, topic-work is under close scrutiny. Here the authors argue its case by showing how topics can fulfil specific curricular requirements whilst retai... more »

The challenge of school improvement for "failing schools" is a complex and much debated issue. This text attempts to help those working in, or working with, failing schools and aims to contradict th... more »

What is an effective school and what is an effective teacher? This book answers questions like this through conversational dialogues between a principal, a pre-service teacher and experienced teache... more »

The contributors look at all areas of managing external relations, from links with local authorities and support services, to liasing with the media, parents and industry, and methods of fund raisin... more »

Presents research into the differences in boys' and girls' experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book includes an outline of the theoretical debates on gender ... more »

This book shows how creative maths can really work. Exploring the ways in which maths skills can be learned through cross-curricular activities based on visual arts and music, the book presents math... more »

The second edition of this popular text meets the continued and increasing demand of teachers to apply professional development techniques from other areas of work to their own profession. more »

This revised edition explains the different types and patterns of questions primary teachers may ask and offers useful practical exercises to enable both experienced and trainee teachers to improve ... more »

Ted Wragg helps teachers to clarify their own aims and to find the strategies which will work for them. Topics covered include first encounter, the establishment of rules and relationships, time man... more »

Wragg and Brown offer activities and discussion points to help teachers build up a repertoire of techniques for various situations and to evaluate the effectiveness of their explanations in the clas... more »

Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the most significant contributors of modern times to the debate on education. Among those included are: * Pierre Bourdieu * Elliot Eisner * Hans ... more »