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1.1. What Are Schools For? / Michael Young -- 1.2. The School Curriculum, Theories Of Reproduction And Necessary Knowledge / Roy Nash -- 1.3. The Influence Of Constructivism On Teaching And Learning In Classrooms / Sarah E. Scott And Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar -- 1.4. The Double Move In Teaching: Developmental Learning / Mariane Hedegaard -- 2.1. Transfer Of Knowledge Between Education And Workplace Settings / Michael Eraut -- 2.2. Learning In And For Multiagency Working / Paul Warmington -- 2.3. Expansive Learning In And For Work / Hanna Toiviainen And Yrjo Engestrom -- 3.1. Cultural Ways Of Learning / Kris D. Gutierrez And Barbara Rogoff -- 3.2. Equity And Social Justice Discourses In Education / Naz Rassool -- 3.3. Gender Theory And Research In Education / Jo-anne Dillabough -- 3.4. Symptoms, Categories, And The Process Of Invoking Labels / Roger Saljo And Eva Hjorne -- 3.5. Inclusive Pedagogy / Lani Florian And Ruth Kershner -- 3.6. Disability: A Complex Interaction / Tom Shakespeare -- 4.1. Realising The Potential Of System Reform / David Hopkins -- 4.2. Using Assessment In Education Reform: Policy, Practice And Future Possibilities / Harry Torrance -- 4.3. Why Do Some Policies Not Work In Schools? / Viviane M.j. Robinson -- 4.4. School As Imagined Community In Discursive Space: A Perspective On The School Effectiveness Debate / Andrew Stables -- 5.1. How Do Secondary School Subject Departments Contribute To The Learning Of Beginning Teachers? / Alaster Douglas -- 5.2. Developing Pedagogy For Doctors-as-teachers: The Role Of Activity Theory / Clare Morris -- 5.3. Teacher/researcher: An Unsustainable Identity / Sarah O'flynn -- 5.4. Using Theory In Social Research: Reflections On A Doctoral Study / Maria Balarin. Edited By Harry Daniels, Hugh Lauder, Jill Porter; With Sarah Hartshorn.
This volume investigates the complex interplay between knowledge acquisition, societal values, and the implementation of educational policy in contemporary school systems. Edited by Harry Daniels, Hugh Lauder, and Jill Porter, the text compiles contributions from various scholars to examine how theoretical frameworks—ranging from constructivism to activity theory—shape classroom practice and institutional reform. The authors argue that educational policy cannot be separated from the broader social, cultural, and political contexts in which learning occurs.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a comprehensive resource for researchers and policymakers interested in the intersection of sociology and educational theory. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous examination of how policy impacts pedagogical outcomes in real-world settings.
Page Count:
310
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203378598
ISBN-13:
9780203378595
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