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`...a challenge which we ignore at our peril. - - Times Educational Supplement
`...a challenge which we ignore at our peril.' - - Times Educational Supplement
`...a morality tale for our times. - - Times Educational Supplement
`...a morality tale for our times.' - - Times Educational Supplement
`...the benchmark against which new contributions to this debate will be measured'. - - British Journal of Educational Psychology
`...the benchmark against which new contributions to this debate will be measured. - - British Journal of Educational Psychology
`...thought provoking, challenging evidence and ideas. - - Journal of Education Policy
`...thought provoking, challenging evidence and ideas.' - - Journal of Education Policy
`Robin Alexander's published work has always provided those of us in the field of primary education with thought-provoking, challenging evidence and ideas. Policy and Practice in Primary Education is no exception.' - Journal of Education Policy (from 1st edition)
`Robin Alexanders published work has always provided those of us in the field of primary education with thought-provoking, challenging evidence and ideas. Policy and Practice in Primary Education is no exception. - Journal of Education Policy (from 1st edition)
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Robin Alexander's controversial and widely-read report on primary education in Leeds has now been revised as a major study of policy initiatives in primary education and their impact on practice. This new edition contains the an edited and expanded report, together with background information and a commentary exploring its implications.
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After the 1978 local government reorganization Leeds became the third largest city, by population, in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
primary discussion paper, staffing enhancement, education support agency, classroom practice study, enhanced staffing, curriculum intensification, good primary practice, budgetary delegation, flexible teaching strategies, good practice question, primary classroom practice, pupil organisation, questionable dogmas, curriculum breadth, curriculum expertise, thematic inquiry, needs programme, curriculum enhancement, challenging learning environment, curriculum organisation, curriculum leadership, advisory staff, curriculum balance, generic activities, classroom organisation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Leeds City Council, Secretary of State, Daily Telegraph, Primary Schools Centre, Conservative Party, Merrion House, Key Stage, Audit Commission, Kenneth Clarke, Education Reform Act, Level Three, House of Commons, Lady Plowden, Education Act, Education Department, New Right, Primary Centre, Prime Minister Major, Times Educational Supplement, West Riding, Brian Simon, Education Support Grant, Leeds University, Maurice Galton, Clarke's December New!
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After the 1978 local government reorganization Leeds became the third largest city, by population, in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
primary discussion paper, staffing enhancement, education support agency, classroom practice study, enhanced staffing, curriculum intensification, good primary practice, budgetary delegation, flexible teaching strategies, good practice question, primary classroom practice, pupil organisation, questionable dogmas, curriculum breadth, curriculum expertise, thematic inquiry, needs programme, curriculum enhancement, challenging learning environment, curriculum organisation, curriculum leadership, advisory staff, curriculum balance, generic activities, classroom organisation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Leeds City Council, Secretary of State, Daily Telegraph, Primary Schools Centre, Conservative Party, Merrion House, Key Stage, Audit Commission, Kenneth Clarke, Education Reform Act, Level Three, House of Commons, Lady Plowden, Education Act, Education Department, New Right, Primary Centre, Prime Minister Major, Times Educational Supplement, West Riding, Brian Simon, Education Support Grant, Leeds University, Maurice Galton, Clarke's December New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Final Report by Inter-American Council for Education in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Education Answers Back: Critical Responses to Government Policy by Brian Simon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Primary School Teacher (Contemporary Analysis in Education Series) by Sara Delamont in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Crisis in the Primary Classroom by Galton G on page 259, and Back Matter
- The Multicultural Curriculum (Education in a Multicultural Society) by James Lynch in Back Matter
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- Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning (Exploring Educational Issues ; 1) by Peter Woods on 8 pages
- A Guide to Teaching Practice by Louis Cohen on 4 pages
- Thinking Through Primary Practice (The Open University Postgraduate Certificate of Education) by Jill Bourne on 4 pages
- The Politics of Primary Education by Cedric Cullingford on page 99, page 100, and page 141
- Foundations of Primary Teaching by Fulton on page 114, and Back Matter
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