Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning

Since the 1988 Education Reform Act our education system has undergone dramatic changes and this in turn has raised a number of controversial issues and questions. This reader brings together key articles both recently published and specially commissioned which address these issues and place them in context. Issues covered include:*the curriculum * teaching and learning*assessment*school effectiveness and improvement.Various themes run throughout the book include the quest for quality within a social context the application of theory and research to practice and the positive roles played by both teachers and students in adapting to recent change.