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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"LB1501 Primary Education"”.
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Raising children's learning and performance : a study in a large UK primary school.
Raising children's learning and performance and implementing effective strategies to improve standards represent continuous challenges for government policy makers, schools and teachers. Whilst school effectiveness and school improvement policies and strategies have endeavoured to do this through …
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The Development of Teachers’ Knowledge and Behaviour in Promoting Preschoolers’ Self-Discipline
… and poor social skills later on in the education system. It is noted that training on the topic of promoting self-discipline for preschool children has rarely been provided for Thai teachers and that the in-service programmes that do exist tend to be focused on short courses that …
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ANTHROZOOLOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: A MULTIPHASE MIXED METHODS STUDY OF ANIMAL-RELATED EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
This study is about the features of educational experience in early childhood linked to animals, with a particular emphasis on the role and perspectives of early education practitioners (EEPs) in England. It includes a consideration of the influences of the earlier scholars and philosophers and a …
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Primary School Governance: The Perspectives of Head Teachers and Chairs of Governance
… more demanding and complicated as changes in the education system are implemented. Despite this, there has been limited research on primary school governance. The research, presented here, sought to investigate the perspectives of key stakeholders in primary school governance by interviewing the …
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Resource control and social dominance in early childhood – behavioural, cognitive and affective factors in the first year at school
Social dominance in early childhood has traditionally been viewed as a social status based on aggression. However, through the lens of resource control theory, social dominance is attained via acquisition of resources (e.g. toys, friendship), which can be achieved via any behavioural means – …
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What are the perceptions of the practice of the deployment of teaching assistants by trainee teachers during classroom teaching experiences on a university-based Initial Teacher Training programme in southeast London?
… teaching assistants is a key part of the trainee primary teacher’s responsibility and is an under-researched area. This study explores how teaching assistants, mentors and trainee teachers perceive the practice of the deployment of teaching assistants during a school experience on an Initial …
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An investigation into the contribution made by primary art coordinators to the development of the teaching of art: the evolution of identities, understanding and practice
… coordinators (also known as subject leaders) in primary schools across the South East of England. A postal survey was sent to the 550 primary schools involved in partnership work with a single university and yielded a return rate of 40.7% (n = 224). The survey included elements of common practice …
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A study of three child’s voice initiatives and their impact for the year 6 participants and their junior school
… how a Junior School has been able to give primary school children a voice through the provision of decision and democratic power-sharing opportunities in its inherent culture. An inclusive philosophical vision has been created within an educational and broad socio-cultural context where …
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An examination of the contribution of the ‘starting point approach’ (SPA) to primary design and technology
… point approach (spa) to design and technology education presented in this thesis, is intended to stimulate children’s ideas and to allow projects with different purposes to be designed and made in one class. The projects all originate from a common starting point. The approach is intended to …
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Social and educational inclusion in Taiwan in relation to elementary Schooling with reference to the UK, particularly Scotland
Inclusive education, a relatively new education system, provides an environment for both non-disabled and disabled children to interact and to understand each other. The purpose of this study was to investigate relevant key stakeholders’ voices and opinions by means of interviews, observations, …
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"Working together...it doesn't go far enough actually for what the relationship becomes" - An IPA study exploring the experiences of primary school SENCOs working with parents/carers through the EHCP process
… Children and Families Act 2014 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years (CoP) (2015) have given greater emphasis to parental involvement in the decisions that involve their children and on the expectations of schools. Government research has predominately …
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Promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing in Children: a socio-cultural activity theory analysis of professional contributions and learning in a multidisciplinary team
… a multidisciplinary child behaviour team of educational psychologists, family support workers and primary mental health workers working within a culturally diverse urban community. Activity theory was used as a theoretical framework and methodology to examine the sociocultural processes …
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Beyond the curriculum : learning to teach primary literacy
… thoughts and beliefs as they learn to teach primary English. Following Harré's definition of personal identity as an organising principle for action (Harré, 1983), it seems that student teachers' sense of self-hood provides a key to understanding their actions in the classroom. The findings …
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Headteachers’ responses to government policy on primary education 1988 to 2005
Since the 1988 Education Reform Act and the introduction of the National Curriculum soon after, many initiatives, introduced in rapid succession by governments, with very short lead-in times, have affected primary schools. These radically altered the primary school as a working context. …
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Medium and message : the use and development of an English mathematics register in two Maltese primary classrooms
… design consisted of lesson observations in two primary classrooms and interviews with the teachers and pupils. I concluded that the use of English in class created tensions with other NMC principles; I also noted variations in the way some mathematical words were used when compared to what I …
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Primary strategy learning networks: a local study of a national initiative
… there is limited research into the success of primary school networking initiatives in the UK, there seems to be an unquestioning faith displayed at national Government level for school collaborative working arrangements as a key means for driving forward whole school improvement. This research …
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The loneliness of the long-distance reader: a review of the reading demand of a key stage 1 mathematics test
This study describes how the reading demand of a typical statutory key stage 1 mathematics test was investigated for readability for its young audience. About 600 000 six- and seven-year old children in England take the test each year, many of whom are expected to read independently and to know …
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The challenges of designing and delivering an appropriate English as a modern foreign language curriculum for primary school aged children in Oman.
… stakeholders’ experiences of the English primary curriculum reform of grades 3 and 4 in Omani state schools. At the macro level, it examines the impetus for reform and its aims. At the micro level, it examines the challenges and opportunities teachers experienced, the quality of support …
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An Ethnographic Study of the Ways in Which Faith is Manifested in Two Primary Schools
… is known about its impact in the context of primary education. As such, this research explores the complex influence of faith on school culture and ethos. In addition, critical analysis is undertaken to investigate the impact of faith on pupils’ behaviour and understanding in school. The main …
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Policy, curriculum and the teaching of English language in the primary school
… of the teaching of English language in the primary school. In particular, there is examination of the impact of liberal/progressive and New Right thinking in this area. It also examines how and to what extent these views appear in curricular documentation at national level in both Scotland …
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