ABSTRACT
The goals of education are many and varied and the relationship between teaching and learning is a crucial aspect of education for all individuals. Freire (1972) views learners as ‘critical co-investigators’ who engage in dialogue with their teachers; and Rogers (1983) champions the goal of giving pupils the ‘freedom to learn’. How then might we support pupils in achieving educational goals such as these? Meaningful and powerful learning does not happen in a vacuum or by some happy accident. It is associated with the creation of an effective learning situation by a skilful teacher and incorporates a combination of knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes that develop over time through training, experience and focused reflection.
