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Makiya, Hind; Rogers, Margaret – 1992
This book contains case studies that demonstrate how design and technology activities can be incorporated in other areas of the curriculum in primary school, based on methods used in the British National Curriculum. The book is organized in eight chapters. The first chapter raises several issues, such as why design and technology have been…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Case Studies, Curriculum Design, Design
Hessari, Ruth; Hill, Dave – 1989
The practical application of multicultural education to the British elementary school classroom is discussed, taking into account the 1988 Education Reform Act and the attainment targets of the British National Curriculum. Part 1 explores the historical development of multicultural education, considering sex and class inequality and local and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Communications, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Gammage, Philip, Ed.; Meighan, Janet, Ed. – 1993
Noting that whereas British primary schools are admirable, provision of preschool education is uneven, this book examines the questionable changes brought on by recent government policies, and the consequences of those changes, enjoining policymakers to change their attitude toward early childhood education and improve the mesh between nursery and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Curriculum Development
Holsinger, Donald B. – 2000
This book, written from the policymaker's perspective, examines key issues facing education ministries trying to find the optimal size of and curricular emphasis for their secondary-education systems. It sets out the principle choices to be made and the dilemmas encountered regarding the scale and thrust of the sector. The work first looks at key…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comprehensive Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Allen, Dwight W. – 1992
This book advances a program for national educational reform by arguing that the nation already has a national curriculum by default, which is based on advance placement examinations, textbook publishers, and college admissions requirements that must be replaced by national goals that preserve local control through national coordination of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Stearns, Kathryn – 1996
Within the past decade, the British government imposed a national curriculum, embraced open enrollment, and shifted decision-making authority away from the district offices to the schools themselves. This report describes England's scheme of local management and gauges its impact on various aspects of the education service. It also examines…
Descriptors: Access to Education, British National Curriculum, Decentralization, Educational Change
Gillborn, David – 1990
This book provides a critical introduction to current issues and major research findings related to race, ethnicity, and education following the educational reforms of the 1980s in the United Kingdom. In the general introduction, the key concepts are explored, and the City Road School, the multi-ethnic inner-city school which is the subject of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Black Students, British National Curriculum
Halsall, Rob, Ed.; Cockett, Mike, Ed. – 1996
Based on personal experiences in organizing and evaluating initiatives designed to improve the management and assessment of learning, these 10 papers provide a critical commentary on current piecemeal education and training of young people in Britain. "Setting the Scene" (Rob Halsall) reviews key steps taken post-1979 to raise the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, British National Curriculum, Change Strategies, Educational Certificates
Hopkins, David; Putnam, Roger – 1993
This book aims to provide a succinct and clear overview of the principles and practices associated with adventure education in order to help practitioners do their work more effectively. Implicit in the book is a belief that adventure education has a positive impact on an individual's self-confidence, understanding of the world, and actual…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adventure Education, At Risk Persons, British National Curriculum
Leder, Gilah C., Ed. – 1992
This book addresses the link between student learning of mathematics, the teaching method adopted in the mathematics classroom, and the assessment procedures used to determine and measure student knowledge. Fifteen chapters address issues that include a review of different models of mathematics learning and assessment practices, three contrasting…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Cognitive Measurement, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Influences
Capel, Susan, Ed.; Leask, Marilyn, Ed.; Turner, Tony, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
This best-selling textbook offers a sound and practical introduction to the skills needed to gain Qualified Teacher Status, will help to develop the qualities that lead to good practice and a successful future in education, and covers the range of situations and potential problems faced by student and newly qualified teachers. Updates to this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Teaching Styles, Student Teachers
Blandford, Sonia – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005
As a practitioner or learner, the reason for reading this book might be to enhance understanding of learning and teaching. As a parent or guardian, it might be to develop understanding of schools and colleges. Whatever motivation, all stakeholders will recognise that education plays a powerful part in developing society. Schools and colleges are…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Promotion, Inclusive Schools, Role of Education
Skilbeck, Malcolm; And Others – 1994
This book, which is part of a series of publications designed to introduce teachers, researchers, and policymakers to topics of current concern in the field of education, analyzes how recent attempts by Great Britain's government to create a national system of vocational education and training have marked a profound shift in both educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, British National Curriculum, Cooperative Planning, Core Curriculum
Day, Christopher, Ed.; Fernandez, Alicia, Ed.; Hauge, Trond E., Ed.; Moller, Jorunn, Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers links policy, school leadership, and teachers' lives, three factors that are influential in creating quality learning opportunities for students. Each chapter provides contemporary insights and represents a range of original empirical and conceptual research focusing on the ideological, social, and educational policy…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Educational Research
Salisbury, Jane, Ed.; Riddell, Sheila, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 16 papers in four parts. After an introduction, "Educational Reforms and Equal Educational Opportunities Programmes" (Sheila Riddell and Jane Salisbury), Part 1, "Gender and Educational Reforms: The U.K. and European Context," includes: (1) "Gender Equality and Schooling, Education Policy-Making and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Educational Policy
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