PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL STUDIES History of Education - Susan Shaw Philosophy of Education and Theories of Learning - Hilary Cooper Planning, Monitoring, Assessment and Recording - Suzanne Lowe and Kim Harris Classroom Organization and the Learning Environment - Jan Ashbridge and Jo Josephidou The Role of the Adults - Jan Ashbridge and Joanne Josephidou PART TWO: INCLUSIVE DIMENSIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Reflective Practice in the Early Years: A Focus on Issues Related to Teaching Reception-Age Children - Lin Savage and Anne Renwick Inclusion and Special Educational Needs - Verna Kilburn and Karen Mills Behaviour Management - Deborah Seward Personal and Social Development - Verna Kilburn and Karen Mills Dialogical Enquiry and Participatory Approaches to Learning - Donna Hurford and Christopher Rowley Race and Ethnicity: Teachers and Children - Diane Warner and Sally Elton-Chalcroft PART THREE Reflective Practice - Andrew Read Enquiry and Critical Thinking - Diane Vaukins PART FOUR Exploring Educational Issues - Andrew Slater Statutory Professional Responsibilities - Nerina Diaz Moving into Newly Qualified Teacher Status - Hilary Cooper
Hilary Cooper is Professor Emeritus of History and Pedagogy at the University of Cumbria. After many years teaching in London primary schools and undertaking her doctoral research on child development using data collected as a class teacher, she lectured in Education at Goldsmiths' College, London University. In 1993 she became Director of Professional Studies in the Department of Education at Lancaster University, then Reader, and later Professor of Education at St Martin's College, now the University of Cumbria. She has published widely and has an international reputation.
'At a time of great change in the world of education, the book provides an excellent account of the principles and ideas which underpin the best education which children deserve...This book provides a strong commitment to the notion of teacher reflection and how this supports the development of children's learning. Trainee teachers of any phase of education will benefit from reading this book. ... Qualified teachers will find concrete examples to give confidence in recognizing creative and high quality teaching' - Des Hewitt, Assistant Head of Teacher Education (Primary Education), English co-ordinator, University of Derby
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