| Description |
vii, 252 pages ; 26 cm |
| ISBN |
9781138678255 hardback |
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1138678252 hardback |
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9781138678262 paperback |
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1138678260 paperback |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The scope of the book -- The functions of education -- Education versus training -- Stages of education development -- Education and national development -- Globalization and education -- Key foci of policy analysis -- Education policy orientations -- Models for analysing education policy -- Policy borrowing -- Policy changes in higher education -- Orientations to curriculum -- Approaches to curriculum planning -- Outcomes-based education -- Alternatives to the objectives model for curriculum planning -- The curriculum ideas of Kieran Egan -- Learning and the conditions that enhance learning -- Questioning some taken-for granted assumptions about teaching and learning -- Approaches to teaching -- Learning through making and doing -- Direct instruction -- Different types of leadership -- Leadership for learning -- Leadership in assessment for learning -- Leadership for change -- Some challenging positions for leaders to consider -- The evolution of teacher preparation -- A model to inform planning for teacher preparation -- Globalisation, internationalisation and teacher preparation -- Teacher induction -- Alternative models of teacher preparation -- Standardised testing -- National curriculum -- Education in countries in transition -- Shadow education -- The challenge of ICT in the classroom. |
| Library Class |
Education C17
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| Subject |
Education.
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