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040			_cKrishna
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100			_aCunningham, Peter.
245			_aPolitics and the primary teacher / _cPeter Cunningham.
260			_aNew York : _b Routledge, _c2012.
300			_axiv, 144 p. : _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
520			_aHow does the media represent the role of the teacher, and how does this affect classroom practice? How visible are problems of health and welfare in a school's population? How accurately does an inspection reflect the achievements of a primary school? How influential are governors in primary schools, and how 'political' are they? Breaking new ground in an accessible and usable form, Politics and the Primary Teacher is designed to help professionals develop their understanding of constant changes in educational policy, and to consider how their practice might be shaped accordingly. With key questions, chapter introductions and summaries, independent learning tasks and annotated further reading sections, this text covers a range of fascinating key topics, which include: - The curriculum, its purposes and structure - Education for citizenship and responses to ethnic and cultural diversity - Pedagogy and teaching methods - The 'Every Child Matters' concept, and inter-professional working - Assessment, testing, league tables and national accountability measures - The political implications of new policies such as academies and free schools - The impact that the media has when shaping local and national views about education. This timely and insightful book encourages primary teachers to reflect critically, and offers support and encouragement in thinking about policy and politics as one aspect of the primary teacher's professional knowledge.
650			_a Elementary school teaching _xPolitical aspects _zGreat Britain.
650			_aElementary school teachers _xProfessional relationships _zGreat Britain.
650			_aEducation and state _zGreat Britain.
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