| Children′s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development: Primary and Early Years Contributor(s): Eaude, Tony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844451453 ISBN-13: 9781844451456 Publisher: Learning Matters OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Recognizing the strong emphasis in initial teacher education on curricular content, this second edition of Children's Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development helps student teachers understand the link between children's attainment and wider aspects of personal development, beliefs and values, and the context within which learning flourishes. By exploring these elusive but important aspects of children's development, this book based on British research, yet applicable worldwide helps to enrich student teachers' experience in training and helps to lay the foundations for their future continuing professional development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Education | Professional Development - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 372.011 |
| LCCN: 2008399467 |
| Series: Achieving Qts Cross-Curricular Strand |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.47 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The second edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to include the new Professional Standards needed to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Tackling these elusive but fundamental aspects of children′s development, this text places the importance of spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding in a cross-curricular context. It directly links between children′s attainment and the wider aspects of personal development, beliefs and values, explaining the environment in which learning flourishes and demonstrating how trainees can promote this in their teaching. In addition, it helps enrich the trainee teacher′s experience, laying firm foundations for their continuing professional development. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eaude, Tony: - Dr Tony Eaude was a teacher and headteacher for over 20 years, working initially in a special school and then in suburban, new town and multi-cultural primary schools. He completed a master's degree in Educational Research Methodology and a doctorate at the University of Oxford on how teachers of four and five year-old children understand spiritual development. He now works as an independent research consultant, evaluating educational programmes, leading training, supporting teacher research and policy development and writing both for teachers and an academic audience. He teaches part-time in an urban primary school. |
