Parents Their Children s Schools-Hughes

Name: Parents Their Children s Schools-Hughes
Brand: Hughes

Hughes

Parents and Their Children's SchoolsAuthor(s): Martin Hughes, Tricia Nash, Felicity Wikeley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631186625, 978-0631186625\nSynopsis\nThe role of parents in their children's education is an issue of critical importance. Many of the changes currently underway in British schools have been justified on the grounds that they provide \""what parents want\"". But what do parents really want? And how have they reacted to the changes already introduced in the UK, such as increased parental choice, the National Curriculum, and standardized assessment? Parents and Their Children's Schools is the first book to tackle this important issue in depth and will be important reading for all those involved in education. It presents the findings of a unique research study which looked directly at these questions. The study followed 150 children through Key Stage One (5-7 years) of the National Curric.