Many useful things that progressivism has to offer (child-centred approaches, flexibility of response, negotiated and democratic classroom organisation) have been swept aside in the march of traditionalist policy. Taking robust theories of developmental psychology derived from the work of Swiss psychologist Piaget and Russian developmentalist Vygotsky, Silcock reasserts the need to explore the positive potential of new progressivism, and looks at how progressivist approaches can help teachers improve their classroom.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'This is an important and very welcome book. Peter Silcock has provided an excellent map to guide those seeking to scale the new progressive heights in today's conditions.' - Don Skinner, Improving Schools
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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978-1-135-70008-9 (9781135700089)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 Introduction 2 The Value of Educational Ideologies 3 Progressivism, Traditionalism and Pragmatism 4 Progressivism and National Curricula 5 New Progressivism: Principles to Be Reviewed 6 Developmentalism 7 Curricular Values: The Relationships between Learners and their Knowledge 8 Informal Teaching Methods 9 Choice 10 Modern Progressivism
