Classroom pedagogy and primary practice /
In this provocative book, David McNamara argues that a '̀teacher-centred' approch to teaching in the primary school, especially in the later years is actually in the best interests of the children -- that the teacher must be seen to have ultimate responsibility for what and how children le...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=70503 |
| Summary: | In this provocative book, David McNamara argues that a '̀teacher-centred' approch to teaching in the primary school, especially in the later years is actually in the best interests of the children -- that the teacher must be seen to have ultimate responsibility for what and how children learn. He attempts to define the distinctive professional expertise of the primary teacher -- the application of subject knowledge within the special circumstances of the classroom -- and to show how this expertise can be articulated to establish a body of educational knowledge which is both derived from practice and practically useful to others. At a time when increasing emphasis is being placed on the role of the practising teacher as a mentor in intitial teacher education, this book will help teachers at all levels to define their own role in the creation of educational knowledge. -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 165 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-161) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203308700 9780203308707 |