Product Description

This book is the most respected and widely-used textbook for initial teacher training courses and will be an essential resource for any student teacher.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68628 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Review

'In a brief overview such as this it is impossible to do full justice to such a detailed book of almost five hundred pages. In essence it covers just about everything a student teacher needs to know in a single volume.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

'This is a welcome new edition of what has become something of a standard text for student teachers.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

'The new fifth edition is quite outstanding.' - Michael Duffy, TES

From the Back Cover

This bestselling, authoritative guide has long been a major standard for all students on initial teacher training courses and is now considered essential PGCE reading. In light of recent changes within the education system and on training courses, this fifth edition has been thoroughly updated and revised.

Important basic skills and issues such as planning, classroom organization, behaviour management and assessment are all covered extensively by the highly qualified team of authors.

About the Author
Louise Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Education at Loughborough University of Technoloy.
Lawrence Manion was formerly Principal Lecturer in Music at the Manchester Metropolitan University.
Keith Morrison was Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Durham before becoming Professor of Education and Dean of the School of Education at the Inter-University of Macau.

Customer Reviews

Excellent - a 'must have' for trainee teachers
Although this book is aimed at primary and secondary school teaching, many aspects are relevant to the Post-16 sector, especially now that 14-16 students are on campus. For those in Post-16 you will find all the answers to 'what happens in secondary school', and how your post-16 students will have been taught before they got to you. Many aspects of teaching, such as behaviour management and cooperative learning are covered in a way that will help you to develop your own teaching strategies. There is also a useful section on legal issues, again a grey area for the 14+ students now in your care ...

An excellent book
As a PGCE student this book was my bible while at university and in preparation for teaching practice. It is a good starting point for almost all assignments and essays. It also has a wonderful, easy-to-read and practical chapter on behaviour management.

It is clearly structured, well written and very accessible. I cannot recommend this highly enough!