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Blatchford, Peter – Education 3-13, 2021
The issue of class size is a complex and contested topic that has divided opinion for many years. Whilst many teachers believe that smaller class sizes assist in enhancing outcomes, a number of policy influencers, policy makers and researchers argue that it has little influence on success in learning and that decreasing class sizes is not…
Descriptors: Class Size, Teacher Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research
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Loizou, Florentia – Education 3-13, 2013
In a previous paper (Loizou, F. 2011. How Cypriot primary school teachers promote their professional development through reflective practice. "Education 3-13" 39, no. 3: 233--247.) I explored the concept of theories-in-use within a qualitative research study in order to analyse the role of reflection in bringing about change in the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Willcocks, John – Education 3-13, 1979
The author discusses the methodology underlying the national survey, Primary Education in England, and the way data are presented. He finds much to commend and some things to criticize. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, National Surveys, Opinion Papers
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Stannard, John – Education 3-13, 1980
The author describes two approaches to the development of talk in early childhood--behavioristic, which provides instruction in specific skills of grammar and vocabulary, and the approach which encourages the development of meaning rather than refining the structure of speech. (KC)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories