New Progressivism / Peter Silcock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silcock, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Progressive education--Great Britain.

Progressive education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Falmer Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. 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.

Contents:

Book Cover

New Progressivism

Dedication

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Chapter 1 Introduction

The need for a revised progressivist ideology

Recent historical background

Structuring the argument

Chapter 2 The Value of Educational Ideologies

What are educational ideologies?

Problems with educational ideologies

The value of educational ideologies

Chapter 3 Progressivism, Traditionalism and Pragmatism

How many educational ideologies are there?

Defining educational ideologies

Three ideologies

Mixing ideologies

Chapter 4 Progressivism and National Curricula

International comparisons

Progressivism in English primary schools

Alternative classroom ideologies

Summary

Chapter 5 New Progrcssivism: Principles to Be Reviewed

Chapter 6 Developmentalism

Piaget and Vygotsky

Reconciling developmental traditions

Summary: a 'new' developmentalism

Chapter 7 Curricular Values: The Relationships between Learners and their Knowledge

The problem with traditional values

Processes

Learners' relationships with their knowledge

Process outcomes

Progressivism and educational humanism

Chapter 8 Informal Teaching Methods

The nature of formal and informal teaching

Pragmatic methodologies

Dewey and a democratic primary school classroom

Procedural principles

Chapter 9 Choice

Liberating learners

Pupil rights

Pupil autonomy

Conclusion: educating for autonomy-mapping, assisting, guiding

Chapter 10 Modern Progressivism

Ideological foundations

Ideological roots

Critics of the English/Welsh National Curriculum

Modern progressivists

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-70008-7

1-135-70009-5

1-280-10516-X

0-585-44788-8

0-203-48744-3

9780203487440

OCLC:

952620815