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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “peter mortimore”
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  • Understanding Pedagogy

    And Its Impact on Learning

    Edited by Peter Mortimore ...
    `This presents a useful and thoughtful overview of the ways in which thinking about pedagogy has changed in research and practice′ - Dr A Loveless, University of Brighton`I commend it to anyone with a concern for teaching in any of its forms′ - School Leadership and ManagementIn this controversial book, Peter Mortimore and a team from London University′s Institute of Education explore what is ... Read more

    $102.59 USD

  • Education under Siege

    Why there Is a Better Alternative

    by Peter Mortimore ...
    At a time when education is considered crucial to a country’s economic success, recent UK governments have insisted their reforms are the only way to make England’s system world class. Yet pupils are tested rather than educated, teachers bullied rather than trusted and parents cast as winners or losers in a gamble for school places.Education under siege considers the English education system as it ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • The Road to Improvement

    by Peter Mortimore ...
    Series series Contexts of Learning
    This is a collection of 19 articles charting developments in school effectiveness research, both on the evaluative and reflective side, and the emergence from it of pro-active school improvement ideas and initiatives. ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The Effective Induction of Newly Qualified Primary Teachers

    An Induction Tutor's Handbook

    by Sara Bubb, Peter Mortimore ...
    First Published in 2000. As this book illustrates, the processes of induction are particularly tricky in today's schools where colleagues with responsibility for supporting new entrants to the profession are also charged with judging their capabilities and monitoring their progress. The author has drawn on her experience as a teacher, a teacher-trainer and an inspector to analyse exactly what ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Behaviour Problems in Schools

    An Evaluation of Support Centres

    by Peter Mortimore, Jean Davies, Andreas Varlaam, Anne West ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Published in 1983. One response to the recent concern about pupil discipline in schools has been the creation of support centres: off-site special units to which disruptive pupils are sent for varying periods of time for education and supervision. The Inner London Education Authority had a substantial network of such centres. Yet the concept of these units has aroused some criticism: they have ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    by Ann Hackney ...
    Series series Special Needs in Mainstream Schools
    First Published in 1988. This book aims to raise the awareness of some of the broader issues which surround provision for pupils with special educational needs so that mainstream teachers can relate more effectively with the special needs system of their own school. It also aims to help special needs staff and senior management in design, coordination and implementation of their school's overall ... Read more

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  • Education in Ireland

    Challenge and Change

    Edited by Sheelagh Drudy ...
    A contemporary snapshot of Irish education, this book positions 21st-century Irish education at the centre of the creation of the knowledge economy and outlines the challenges and changes presented as a result of a changing education system and society. Part 1: The Changing System charts selected changes that have taken place in Irish education in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and considers ... Read more

    $16.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Safeguarding Adults in Social Work

    Edited by Andy Mantell, Terry Scragg ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults.The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Contemporary Issues in the Early Years

    Edited by Gillian Pugh, Bernadette Duffy ...
    If you are a student or practitioner in the early years sector, you need to develop a rounded understanding of key issues in this fast-moving field. This new and updated edition provides a critical examination of the essential issues in early years policy and practice. With contributions from highly regarded practitioners and researchers, this book accessibly balances theory and practical concerns ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Social Work and Evidence-Based Practice

    Edited by David Smith ...
    Series series Research Highlights in Social Work
    Evidence-based practice - what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to - is the subject of much debate and argument in social work. Covering areas of social work practice that are well established and those in which evidence is just beginning to become available, the authors address issues such as:* What is to count as evidence, and who decides this?* If relevant ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Essential Theory for Primary Teachers

    An introduction for busy trainees

    by Lynne Graham-Matheson ...
    Essential Theory for Primary Teachers is a succinct, accessible introduction to the key theories, concepts and policies that have shaped primary education as we know it, and underpin our practice in the classroom. Written with the ever busy training and practising teacher in mind, this straightforward guide offers the foundations for a solid understanding of how we teach and learn effectively, and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Award in Education and Training

    by Ann Gravells ...
    Series series Further Education and Skills
    The Award in Education and Training is the threshold qualification for anyone wanting to teach in a wide range of contexts including the further education and skills sector, workplace learning, offender learning and adult and community settings. This user-friendly text is your guide to all the units of the Award and is a key text for the course. Structured around the teaching, learning and ... Read more

    $44.09 USD