Learning and Teaching Around the World - 9781138485204

Taylor & Francis

Learning and Teaching Around the WorldComparative and International Studies in Primary Education\nAuthor(s): Kimberly Safford, Liz Chamberlain\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138485204, 978-1138485204\nSynopsis\nLearning and Teaching Around the World is a wide-ranging introduction to diverse experiences, practices and developments in global primary education. It explores different contexts for childrens learning, and methods and purposes of primary education, in settings across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australasia, and addresses wider issues such as the rise of refugee learners and large multi-grade classes. With an explicit focus on comparative and international studies and improving the knowledge, understanding and practice of effective pedagogies for childrens learning, this book reflects on key issues such as:\nStandards for learner-centred education\nPatterns of inclusion and exclusion\nDefin.