
Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2010
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-84920-127-8 (ISBN)
Description
Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching looks at current issues across the three key areas of policy, learning and practice. It will help you to think critically on your Education course, and to make connections between the processes of learning and the practicalities of teaching. The book addresses key issues in primary, secondary and special education, and includes examples from all four countries of the UK.
The contributors reflect on current thinking and policy surrounding learning and teaching, and what it means to be a teacher today. Looking at the practice of teaching in a wider context allows you to explore some of the issues you will face, and the evolving expectations of your role in a policy-led environment. The book focuses on core areas of debate including:
- education across different contexts and settings
- teaching in an inclusive environment
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for practitioners
Each chapter follows the same accessible format. They contain case studies and vignettes providing examples and scenarios for discussion; introduction and summary boxes listing key issues and concepts explored in the chapter; key questions for discussion reflection; and further reading.
This essential text will be ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including BEd/BA degrees, initial teacher-training courses, and Masters in Education programmes.
All editors and contributors are based in the Faculty of Education at Glasgow University, UK.
The contributors reflect on current thinking and policy surrounding learning and teaching, and what it means to be a teacher today. Looking at the practice of teaching in a wider context allows you to explore some of the issues you will face, and the evolving expectations of your role in a policy-led environment. The book focuses on core areas of debate including:
- education across different contexts and settings
- teaching in an inclusive environment
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for practitioners
Each chapter follows the same accessible format. They contain case studies and vignettes providing examples and scenarios for discussion; introduction and summary boxes listing key issues and concepts explored in the chapter; key questions for discussion reflection; and further reading.
This essential text will be ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including BEd/BA degrees, initial teacher-training courses, and Masters in Education programmes.
All editors and contributors are based in the Faculty of Education at Glasgow University, UK.
Reviews / Votes
'It is a highly readable and accessible book which follows a rather unusual format in that it reveals a multilayered structure, moving through policy, the learning context, and finally, the professional practice of teaching. In doing so, it challenges us to ask questions of our own beliefs and values, the dominant discourses and policy frameworks in which we work, and locates these discussions in an increasingly globalised world...In summary, this book is one which I would exhort teachers, and indeed teacher educators to read. It is grounded in a strong reality of contemporary education practice, while at the same time presents the academic and intellectual challenge that is helpful, indeed necessary, for those teachers engaged in continuing professional development' -ESCalate
'Gives a balanced, credible overview of the issues, well grounded in reality. A clear strength is that it also provides some highly pertinent and very important messages that permeate through the various sections and chapters. This book will make readers think and lead them to question their own views, professional practices and beliefs.
'This book will be on our recommended reading lists, not only for our ITET courses, but also for our BA Childhood Studies students, and even for our MA/MEd students. It is a book that can be used in a variety of ways and at various levels of engagement, depending on the audience, their needs and level of experience' - Tony Elliott, Senior Lecturer,College of Education and Lifelong Learning, Bangor University, Wales
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
547 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84920-127-8 (9781849201278)
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Content
Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching - Margery McMahon, Christine Forde and Margaret Martin
PART ONE: POLICY
Section Overview - Margery McMahon
Critically Reading Educational Policy - Robert Doherty
Schools and Schooling - Margery McMahon
Education and Work - Cathy Fagan
Inclusion and Pedagogy - George Head
PART TWO: LEARNING
Section Overview - Margaret Martin
Collaborative Professional Inquiry - Mike Carroll
Nurture Groups and Inclusion - Mary Wingrave
Children's Social Relationships - Georgina Wardle
Gifted and Talented Education - Niamh Stack and Margaret Sutherland
PART THREE: PRACTICE
Section Overview - Christine Forde
Professional Identity - Fiona Patrick and Alastair McPhee
Professional Learning Communities - Margaret Martin
Being a Teacher Leader - Christine Forde
Interprofessional Approaches to Practice - Margaret McCulloch
Conclusion
Conclusion: The Future of Education - Penny Enslin
PART ONE: POLICY
Section Overview - Margery McMahon
Critically Reading Educational Policy - Robert Doherty
Schools and Schooling - Margery McMahon
Education and Work - Cathy Fagan
Inclusion and Pedagogy - George Head
PART TWO: LEARNING
Section Overview - Margaret Martin
Collaborative Professional Inquiry - Mike Carroll
Nurture Groups and Inclusion - Mary Wingrave
Children's Social Relationships - Georgina Wardle
Gifted and Talented Education - Niamh Stack and Margaret Sutherland
PART THREE: PRACTICE
Section Overview - Christine Forde
Professional Identity - Fiona Patrick and Alastair McPhee
Professional Learning Communities - Margaret Martin
Being a Teacher Leader - Christine Forde
Interprofessional Approaches to Practice - Margaret McCulloch
Conclusion
Conclusion: The Future of Education - Penny Enslin