ABSTRACT

First published in 1990, the Handbook of Educational Ideas and Practices was written for practitioners and students in the field of education and its related services and was designed to appeal to educationists no matter what their nationality. Focusing mainly on compulsory schooling, it provides summaries of the thinking, research findings, and innovatory practices current at the time. However, the book is also careful to present a complete picture of education and therefore includes a separate section for education beyond school which covers pre-school level, post-secondary level, and adult and continuing education. There are also other chapters dealing with aspects of organization, curriculum, and teaching in various forms of tertiary education. Indeed, each topic has been discussed by an acknowledged expert writing in sufficient detail in order to resist trivialization.

part 1|373 pages

The Nature and Function of Education

chapter 1|135 pages

Recurrent Issues

chapter 1.1|11 pages

Schooling and Society

chapter 1.2|10 pages

The Aims of Education

chapter 1.3|10 pages

Education and Training

chapter 1.4|9 pages

Progressivism and Individual Needs

chapter 1.5|9 pages

Liberal Education Reconsidered

chapter 1.7|10 pages

Political Education and the School

chapter 1.8|9 pages

Multicultural Education

chapter 1.9|9 pages

Gender Issues In Schooling

chapter 1.11|8 pages

Curriculum Theory and Values

chapter 1.13|10 pages

The Multiple Functions of Education

chapter 2|116 pages

Education in Contrasting Societies

chapter 3|119 pages

Education Beyond School

chapter 3.0|4 pages

Introduction: Education Beyond School

chapter 3.1|14 pages

Parents and Pre-school Education

chapter 3.4|17 pages

Adult Access to Learning Opportunities

chapter 3.5|12 pages

Adult Basic Education

chapter 3.6|8 pages

The Education of 16–19-Year-Olds

chapter 3.7|13 pages

Educating and Training the Workforce

chapter 3.9|7 pages

Adult Role Education

chapter 3.10|10 pages

Education for Older Adults

part 2|283 pages

The Management and Content of Education

chapter 4|142 pages

Organization and Management

part II|83 pages

Organization and Management of Institutions

chapter 4.7|8 pages

Primary Schools

chapter 4.8|8 pages

Secondary Schools

chapter 4.9|7 pages

Independent Schools

chapter 4.10|9 pages

Sixth-Form and Tertiary Colleges

chapter 4.11|9 pages

Further Education Colleges

chapter 4.12|11 pages

Higher Education Institutions

chapter 5.2|15 pages

Approaches to Curriculum Design

chapter 5.6|15 pages

The Emerging 14–19 Curriculum

chapter 5.7|11 pages

Implementing the Curriculum

chapter 5.9|12 pages

Curriculum Analysis and Review

part 3|255 pages

The Learning Environment

chapter 6|119 pages

Learning And Teaching

chapter 7.3|10 pages

Learning Through Discussion

chapter 7.4|10 pages

Syndicate Methods

chapter 7.5|10 pages

Simulations, Games, And Role-Play

chapter 7.6|9 pages

Computer-Assisted Learning

chapter 7.7|10 pages

Open Learning 1

chapter 7.8|7 pages

Co-operative Teaching

chapter 7.9|6 pages

Co-Operative Learning

chapter 7.10|10 pages

Criterion-Referenced Assessment

chapter 7.12|9 pages

Assessment of Practical Skills

chapter 7.13|8 pages

Assessment of Arts Activities

chapter 7.14|10 pages

School-Based Assessment

part 4|189 pages

Individual Development

chapter 8.3|9 pages

Educating Gifted Children

chapter 8.5|13 pages

The Development of Social Cognition

chapter 8.7|11 pages

Personality and Cognitive Style