Education Reform: The Unwinding of Intelligence and Creativity

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Griffin, Des (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Explorations of Educational Purpose, 28
• Θέματα: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.

This book pays special attention to the impact that a student's early childhood and socioeconomic status has on his or her educational achievement. It argues that discussions of education reform need a broader scope, one that encompasses a student's background as well as standardized testi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 A Word on Economics
• Chapter 3 Community and Inequality – Part 1: Creating an Enabling Environment
• Chapter 4 Community and Inequality
• Part 2 – Australia
• Chapter 5 Early Childhood: A World of Relationships
• Chapter 6 Effective Teaching and Learning
• Part 1: John Hattie, Graham Nuthall and Jonathan Osborne
• Chapter 7 Effective Teaching and Learning
• Part 2: Lessons from the US
• Chapter 8 Teacher Pay, Performance and Leadership
• Chapter 9 Public or Private Schools, Tests and League Tables, Parental Choice and Competition in Australia, the USA and Britain
• Chapter 10 Curriculum Matters
• Chapter 11 Creativity to Free Choice Learning
• Chapter 12 International Comparisons
• Chapter 13 Universities and Tertiary Education
• Chapter 14 Policy Development in Education and Schooling in Australia
• Chapter 15 Concluding Essay – What have we learned and where are we going?
• Index. .