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Creating The Curriculum (understanding Primary Education Series) by Dominic Wyse; Vivienne Baumfield; David Egan; Louise Hayward; Moira Hulme; Ian Menter; Carmel Gallagher; Ruth Leitch; Kay Livingston; Bob Lingard is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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"Is there an 'ideal' primary school curriculum? Who should decide what the curriculum is? Should teachers have autonomy over how they teach? The curriculum is the heart of what teachers teach and learners learn: effective teaching is only possible with an effective curriculum. Yet in spite of its importance, there has been a crisis in curriculum that has been caused in large part by governments assuming direct control over the curriculum, assessment, and increasingly, pedagogy. Creating the Curriculum tackles this thorny issue head on, challenging student and practising primary school teachers to think critically about past and present issues and to engage with a new wave of curriculum thinking and development. Considering curriculum construction and its impact on teaching and learning in the four countries of the UK, key issues considered include: - Who should decide the curriculum, its aims and its values - The extent to which issues in primary education swing back and forth - Subjects versus thematic organisation, stages and phases, progression, breadth and balance - Prescription versus teacher autonomy - The key features of effective classroom practice - Strategies for assessin

Author

Dominic Wyse; Vivienne Baumfield; David Egan; Louise Hayward; Moira Hulme; Ian Menter; Carmel Gallagher; Ruth Leitch; Kay Livingston; Bob Lingard

Publisher

New York, NY: Routledge

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781136296864

Subjects

Education