Knowledge, values and educational policy : a critical perspective / edited by Harry Daniels, Hugh Lauder, Jill Porter ; with Sarah Hartshorn

Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 321 p. Series: Critical perspectives on education. Contents: Cover; Knowledge, Values and Educational Policy: A critical perspective; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: From Plato to Monday morning; Section 1 Knowledge for teaching and learning; Introduction; 1.1 What are schools for?; 1.2 The school curriculum, theories of reproduction and necessary knowledge; 1.3 The influence of constructivism on teaching and learning in classrooms; 1.4 The double move in teaching: Developmental learning; Section 2 Learning across boundaries; Introduction; 2.1 Transfer of knowledge between education and workplace settings2.2 Learning in and for multiagency working2.3 Expansive learning in and for work; Section 3 Diversity and equity; Introduction; 3.1 Cultural ways of learning; 3.2 Equity and social justice discourses in education; 3.3 Gender theory and research in education; 3.4 Symptoms, categories, and the process of invoking labels; 3.5 Inclusive pedagogy; 3.6 Disability: A complex interaction; Section 4 Policy and governance; Introduction; 4.1 Realising the potential of system reform; 4.2 Using assessment in education reform: Policy, practice and future possibilities4.3 Why do some policies not work in schools?4.4 School as imagined community in discursive space: A perspective on the school effectiveness debate; Section 5 Deploying theory; Introduction; 5.1 How do secondary school subject departments contribute to the learning of beginning teachers?; 5.2 Developing pedagogy for doctors-as-teachers: The role of activity theory; 5.3 Teacher/researcher: an unsustainable identity; 5.4 Using theory in social research: Reflections on a doctoral study; Index. Subjects: Education Aims and objectives. Education Social aspects. 1 Kg. …