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Subject Learning in the Primary Curriculum: Issues in English, Science and Maths
Author(s): Jill Bourne (Editor), Mary Briggs (Editor), Patricia Murphy (Editor), Michelle Selinger (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: August 15, 2017
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 344 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138416304
- ISBN-13: 9781138416307
Book Description
The emphasis on subject knowledge in primary curricula is a world-wide phenomenon and has become increasingly the focus of attention in England, with the introduction of the National Curriculum and the appointment of subject co-ordinators in schools. Yet what exactly constitutes a subject and its practice remains controversial. The book is organised into five parts. Part one examines the general aims of primary education, in order to give a background for a more detailed exploration of UK curriculum development. Parts two, three and four examine the core subjects of English, science and mathematics, whilst constantly bearing in mind the full range of views about the purpose of education and the nature of knowledge. Part five introduces key debates about approaches to knowledge, and raises issues about the future organisation of the curriculum. Subject Learning in the Primary Curriculum is the OU reader for Module 832, Teaching and Learning in the Primary Core Curriculum in the MA in Education.
Editorial Reviews
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`It would be of value to anyone studying teaching and learning in primary schools at post-graduate level. Well known authors provide the reader with a variety of stimulating ideas and one is challenged to draw one's own conclusions rather than be persuaded one way or the other.' - Management in Education
About the Author
Bourne, Jill; Briggs, Mary; Murphy, Patricia; Selinger, Michelle
