Debates in primary education / edited by Virginia Bower. - xvi, 300 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. - Debates in subject teaching . - Debates in subject teaching. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This powerful text encourages both pre-service and established teachers, as well as teacher educators, to engage with contemporary debates in primary education. Promoting a critical approach, the chapters explore a wide range of key themes including the importance of values in primary education and the imperative for a curriculum which embraces the whole range of available subjects. At the same time, the chapters are underpinned by a belief that children should be at the heart of all the decisions we make and that primary education should inspire a love of learning, for life.

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Primary school teachers--Training of.
Primary school teachers--In-service training.
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