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Children and their curriculum : the perspectives of primary and elementary school children

Title
  1. Children and their curriculum : the perspectives of primary and elementary school children / edited by Andrew Pollard, Dennis Thiessen, and Ann Filer.
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  1. London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1997.

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Additional authors
  1. Pollard, Andrew, 1949-
  2. Thiessen, Dennis.
  3. Filer, Ann.
Description
  1. vii, 206 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. The aim of this text is to encourage educators and researchers in recognizing pupil perspectives. Its central argument is that understanding some of the disparity between ""curriculum as intended"" and ""curriculum as experienced"" will increase the quality of school life and improve learning.
Subject
  1. Education, Elementary > Curricula > Great Britain
  2. Education, Primary > Curricula
  3. Enseignement primaire > Programmes d'études > Grande-Bretagne
  4. Education, Elementary > Curricula
  5. Aufsatzsammlung
  6. Curriculum
  7. Grundschulkind
  8. Basisonderwijs
  9. Leerplannen
  10. Schoolkinderen
  11. Great Britain
  12. pupil perspectives
  13. curriculum
  14. educational research
  15. primary school children
  16. elementary school children
Contents
  1. Introduction: New Challenges in Taking Children's Curricular Perspectives Seriously / Andrew Pollard, Dennis Thiessen and Ann Filer -- Pupils, Teachers and the Ownership of Curriculum Knowledge: Editors' Introduction. 1. The Relevance of Creative Teaching: Pupils' Views / Bob Jeffrey and Peter Woods. 2. The Tale of a Task: Learning Beyond the Map / Rod Parker-Rees -- Pupils' Lives and the Curriculum as Lived Experience: Editors' Introduction. 3. Shared and Negotiated Territories: The Socio-cultural Embeddedness of Children's Acts of Meaning / Mary Maguire. 4. 'At Least They Were Laughing': Assessment and the Functions of Children's Language in Their 'News' Session / Ann Filer -- Withdrawal, Resistance and Adaptation in Shaping the Experienced Curriculum: Editors' Introduction. 5. The Politics of Primaries: The Micropolitical Perspectives of 7-Year-Olds / Angela Spaulding.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.