Children And Their Curriculum: The Perspectives Of Primary And Elementary School Children

by Ann Filer (Editor), Andrew Pollard (Editor), Dennis Thiessen (Editor)

Overview

First Published in 2004. This volume is a collection of papers from the participants and delegates at the Pupil Perspectives and the Curriculum symposium at the European Conference on Educational Research held at the University of Bath, UK in September 1995. One of the aims of the symposium, was to raise the profile of this under-researched area and for dissemination and exchange at an international level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138180352
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/27/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Andrew Pollard, Dennis Thiessen and Ann Filer

Table of Contents

Curriculum Knowledge: Editors’ Introduction 1 The Relevance of Creative Teaching: Pupils’ Views 2 The Tale of a Task: Learning Beyond the Map 3 Shared and Negotiated Territories: The Socio-cultural Embeddedness of Children’s Acts of Meaning 4 ‘At Least They Were Laughing’: Assessment and the Functions of Children’s Language in Their ‘News’ Session 5 The Politics of Primaries: The Micropolitical Perspectives of 7-Year-Olds 6 Experience through the Eyes of Quiet Bird: Reconnecting Personal Life and School Life 7 Observing Children on a School Playground: The Pedagogics of Child-watching 8 In Search of Authenticity: Researching Young Children’s Perspectives 9 Knowing about, Acting on Behalf of, and Working with Primary Pupils’ Perspectives: Three Levels of Engagement with Research