Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning

<p>Since the 1988 Education Reform Act our education system has undergone dramatic changes and this in turn has raised a number of controversial issues and questions. This reader brings together key articles both recently published and specially commissioned which address these issues and place them in context. Issues covered include:<br>*the curriculum * teaching and learning<br>*assessment<br>*school effectiveness and improvement.<br>Various themes run throughout the book include the quest for quality within a social context the application of theory and research to practice and the positive roles played by both teachers and students in adapting to recent change.</p>