Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning

Name: Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This Open University reader brings together contributions from such established names as Robin Alexander and Mary-Jane Drummond, who examine the changes to teaching and learning in the wake of the 1988 Education Reform Act. > Since the 1988 Education Reform Act, our education system has undergone dramatic changes and this in turn has raised a number of controversial issues and questions. This reader brings together key articles, both recently published and specially commissioned, which address these issues and place them in context. Issues covered include:*the curriculum * teaching and learning*assessment*school effectiveness and improvement.Various themes run throughout the book include, the quest for quality within a social context, the application of theory and research to practice, and the positive roles played by both teachers and students in adapting to recent change. > \n1. Introduction 2. Communities of learning and thinking, or a content by any other name A.L. Browne at