Class Size Reduction Key Insights from Secondary School Classrooms /

• Main Author: Harfitt, Gary James (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Education.; Learning & Instruction.

This book provides a timely examination of the effects of class size reduction (CSR) on teaching and learning processes. It represents a departure in that the research covered focuses solely on the relationship between CSR and effective teaching in real secondary school classrooms.  The book also pr...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1 Class Size Reduction: a global debate
• Chapter 2 New Directions in Researching Class Size
• Chapter 3 Teachers' perceptions and practice when working with small classes
• Chapter 4 Hearing the Student Voice on Class Size Reduction
• Chapter 5 Using the student voice to promote teachers' pedagogical innovation in small classes
• Chapter 6 Unpacking the findings: some theoretical perspectives
• Chapter 7 Insights and Implications: the way forward for teaching small classes
• Appendices
• Bibliography.