This book was developed as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the journal Education 3–13, which has always had primary education as its main focus. The journal has been published by Routledge since 2007 and is the most important academic publication in the field internationally.
This book has been edited by a team of academics and senior practitioners, all of whom are members of the Board of the journal or the Association for the Study of Primary Education (which is the owning body of the journal). It will serve as an excellent resource to researchers and students of primary education. Topics include major contemporary issues such as key challenges in the field, learning and teaching, wellbeing, teachers’ work and professionalism, and outdoor learning. The chapters in this book comprise articles published in Education 3–13 in the last ten years.
This book was developed as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the journal Education 3–13, which has always had primary education as its main focus. The journal has been published by Routledge since 2007 and is the most important academic publication in the field internationally.
Introduction Section 1 Key challenges in primary education Edited by
Malini Mistry
1. Eliciting pupil perspectives in primary mathematics:
possibilities and issues
2. Geography and creativity: developing joyful and
imaginative learners
3. Enhancing primary science: an exploration of
teachers own ideas of solutions to challenges in inquiry- and context- based
teaching
4. The primary physical education curriculum process: more complex
that you might think!!
5. Reading childrens literature Section 2 Learning
and teaching Edited by Gary Beauchamp and Michelle Murray
6. Childhood in
crisis? Perceptions of 7 11- year- olds on being a child and the
implications for educations well- being agenda
7. Primary childrens
management of themselves and others in collaborative group work: Sometimes
it takes patience
8. Cooperative learning in elementary schools
9. The
challenges of implementing group work in primary school classrooms and
including pupils with special educational needs
10. Understanding and
enhancing pupils learning progress in schools in deprived communities
Section 3
Social, emotional and wellbeing issues in primary education Edited by Peter
Wood
11. We are trying to make them good citizens: The utilisation of SEAL
to develop appropriate social, emotional and behavioural skills amongst
pupils attending disadvantaged primary schools
12. Redefining the importance
of childrens voices in personal social emotional development curriculum
using the Mosaic Approach
13. An empirical study comparing different art
forms to develop social and personal skills in early years education
14. A
language focused approach to supporting children with social, emotional and
behavioural difficulties (SEBD)
15. Teachers responses to children in
emotional distress: A study of co- regulation in the first year of primary
school in Norway Section 4 Primary teachers work and professionalism
Edited by Becky Taylor
16. The global search for better teaching: how should
teachers think for themselves?
17. Why are there still so few men within
Early Years in primary schools: views from male trainee teachers and male
leaders?
18. Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy,
professionalism and integrity
19. Whole child, whole teacher: leadership for
flourishing primary schools
20. What is the nature of the achievement gap,
why does it persist and are government goals sufficient to create social
justice in the education system? Section 5 Outdoor learning Edited by Paul
Latham
21. The nature of learning at forest school: practitioners
perspectives
22. Diverse aims, challenges and opportunities for assessing
outdoor learning: a critical examination of three cases from practice
23.
Falling into LINE: school strategies for overcoming challenges associated
with learning in natural environments (LINE)
24. Everyday teaching and
outdoor learning: developing an integrated approach to support school- based
provision
25. The impact of residential experiences on pupils cognitive and
non- cognitive development in year six (10 11 year olds) in England
Mark Brundrett is Emeritus Professor of Education Research at Liverpool John Moores University and Editor of Education 313: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education.
Gary Beauchamp is Professor of Education at Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Paul Latham is a former primary headteacher and LA Principal Adviser. He is now an international education consultant and Chair of the Association for the Study of Primary Education.
Malini Mistry is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies (Primary and Early Years) in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Bedfordshire.
Michelle Murray is Chief Executive Officer at the Education Learning Trust based in Gatley in Cheshire.
Becky Taylor is Principal Research Fellow in the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research at UCL Institute of Education.
Peter Wood is a senior lecturer in Education in the School of Education at Liverpool John Moores University.
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