Product Description

This unique portable library of 120 exceptional readings: provides teachers with easy access to key texts on education, both classic and contemporary works from international contributors, drawn from books and journals, showcases important research findings, provides a comprehensive resource for pre- and in-service training courses. Readings for Reflective Teaching may be read independently, but is also part of an unprecedented support package a?? specifically designed for busy students, mentors and teachers: Reflective Teaching: a best-selling comprehensive textbook for teacher education and development. www.rtweb.info: a fully integrated online resource providing regularly updated material, including Guidance on Further Reading, Reflective Activities, a Compendium of Terms and Web Links.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31910 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Author
In Readings, I have tried to bring together, into one volume, key excerpts from some of most useful and insightful material that is currently available on school teaching. The book stands alone as a unique resource. However, there may be added value from following up its links to the chapters and discussions contained in the Reflective Teaching handbook.

The collection represents the work of several generations of educators and researchers - though, even with 120 readings, it has not been possible to include all the excellent material that is available. In a sense though, the book remains a collective product and I would like to pay tribute to the many colleagues who remain obsessed enough to keep on trying to describe, analyse and understand education in so many diverse ways.They are: Janet Collins (Open University), Neil Simco (St Martin’s College, Ambleside), Jo Warin (University of Lancaster) Sue Swaffield and Paul Warwick (University of Cambridge).

From the Back Cover
This unique mini-library:

· provides teachers with easy access to key texts on education;
· showcases important research findings;
· provides a comprehensive resource for teachers and student teachers.

The book may be read indedpendently, but it is also part of an unprecendented support package including:

· Reflective Teaching - a best-selling, comprehensive handbook for teacher education and development

About the Author
Andrew Pollard is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge.

Customer Reviews

Heavy going
This book is essentially a collection of summaries of academic articles which is very useful for finding references if you are writing an assignment. However, as an NQT student, I have found texts such as 'Getting the Buggers to Behave' by Sue Cowley and 'Essential Teaching Skills' by Chris Kyriacou more valuable as tools for reflection than this huge collection of rather dry academic articles.

Teachers
This is a must have .. Very useful for teacher training in key stage 1, 2 .. I have found all the authors books very informative , they are regularly updated . as for the price well its hardly discounted and tesco, play.com etc seem to charge about the same..