ABSTRACT

Ted Wragg is well-known for his writing on all the essential issues in education and over the last thirty years contributed over forty books and a thousand articles to the field. This book offers a personal selection of his key writings in one volume for the first time. With a specially written introduction, this internationally renowned author contextualises his work and gives an overview of his career. The broad-ranging subjects covered include:

  • classroom teaching and learning
  • training new and experienced teachers
  • curriculum in action
  • educational policy and its implementation
  • communicating with professional and lay people.

This is the ideal book for those who want to have what Ted Wragg considered to be his best pieces in one place.

chapter |6 pages

INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

PART 1 CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING

chapter 1|24 pages

FIRST ENCOUNTERS

chapter 2|13 pages

PUPIL APPRAISALS OF TEACHING

chapter 3|23 pages

CLASS MANAGEMENT IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

chapter 4|20 pages

CLASS MANAGEMENT DURING TEACHING PRACTICE

part |2 pages

PART 2 TRAINING NEW AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS

chapter 7|4 pages

WHAT IS A TEACHING SKILL?

chapter 8|23 pages

EXPLAINING AND EXPLANATIONS

chapter 9|8 pages

EXPLAINING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

part |2 pages

PART 3 CURRICULUM IN ACTION

chapter 10|12 pages

A CURRICULUM FOR THE FUTURE

chapter 11|11 pages

IMPROVING LITERACY

chapter 12|7 pages

LEARNING TO READ

part |2 pages

PART 4 EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION

chapter 14|11 pages

EDUCATION IN THE MARKET PLACE

chapter 15|11 pages

PERFORMANCE-RELATED PAY

chapter 16|10 pages

THE PROBLEMS OF INCOMPETENCE

part |2 pages

PART 5 COMMUNICATING WITH PROFESSIONAL AND LAY PEOPLE

chapter 17|20 pages

COMMUNICATING WITH TEACHERS AND THE PUBLIC

chapter 18|13 pages

EDUCATION, SATIRE AND POLEMIC