Children and their curriculum : the perspectives of primary and elementary school children /

The aim of this text is to encourage educators and researchers in recognizing pupil perspectives. Its central argument is that understanding some of the disparity between ""curriculum as intended"" and ""curriculum as experienced"" will increase the quality of...

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Other Authors: Pollard, Andrew, 1949-, Thiessen, Dennis, Filer, Ann
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1997
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter Introduction: new Challenges in Taking Children's Curricular Perspectives Seriously / Andrew Pollard
  • chapter 1 The Relevance of Creative Teaching: Pupils' Views / Bob Jeffrey
  • chapter 2 The Tale of a Task: Learning Beyond the Map / Rod Parker-Rees
  • chapter 3 Shared and Negotiated Territories: The Socio-cultural Embeddedness of Children's Acts of Meaning / Mary Maguire
  • chapter 4 'At Least They Were Laughing': Assessment and the Functions of Children's Language in Their 'News' Session / Ann Filer
  • chapter 5 The Politics of Primaries: The Micropolitical Perspectives of 7-Year-Olds / Angela Spaulding
  • chapter 6 Experience through the Eyes of Quiet Bird: Reconnecting Personal Life and School Life / John G. Nicbolls* and Theresa A. Thorkildsen with Ann Bates
  • chapter 7 Observing Children on a School Playground: The Pedagogics of Child-watching / Stephen J. Smith
  • chapter 8 In Search of Authenticity: Researching Young Children's Perspectives / Paul Connolly
  • chapter 9 Knowing about, Acting on Behalf of, and Working with Primary Pupils' Perspectives: Three Levels of Engagement with Research / Dennis Thiessen.