Politics and the primary teacher / Peter Cunningham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, Peter, 1948- author.

Series:

Understanding primary education series.

Understanding primary education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Great Britain.

Education and state.

Elementary school teachers--Professional relationships--Great Britain.

Elementary school teachers.

Elementary school teaching--Political aspects--Great Britain.

Elementary school teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"How does the media represent the role of the teacher, and how does this affect classroom practice? How visible are problems of health and welfare in a school's population? How accurately does an inspection reflect the achievements of a primary school? How influential are governors in primary schools, and how 'political' are they? Breaking new ground in an accessible and usable form, Politics and the Primary Teacher is designed to help professionals develop their understanding of constant changes in educational policy, and to consider how their practice might be shaped accordingly. With key questions, chapter introductions and summaries, independent learning tasks and annotated further reading sections, this text covers a range of fascinating key topics, which include: - The curriculum, its purposes and structure - Education for citizenship and responses to ethnic and cultural diversity - Pedagogy and teaching methods - The 'Every Child Matters' concept, and inter-professional working - Assessment, testing, league tables and national accountability measures - The political implications of new policies such as academies and free schools - The impact that the media has when shaping local and national views about education. This timely and insightful book encourages primary teachers to reflect critically, and offers support and encouragement in thinking about policy and politics as one aspect of the primary teacher's professional knowledge"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction : exploring primary politics

2. The primary school as a political institution

3. Curriculum : the politics of subject knowledge

4. Curriculum : the politics of citizenship, health and well-being

5. Pedagogy : a political issue?

6. Workforce and politics

7. National accountability : audit and inspection

8. Local accountability : school, community and local democracy

9. Going forward.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-48529-5

1-283-46166-8

9786613461667

1-136-48530-9

0-203-13589-X

9780203135891

OCLC:

784952679