{"product_id":"9781472578372","title":"Challenging Perceptions in Primary Education : Exploring Issues in Practice","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChallenging Perceptions in Primary Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the beliefs that influence your professional practice? Have you ever thought about why you make the decisions you make as a teacher? What influences your teaching style?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Beyond the technical skills and knowledge aspects of education, teachers and student teachers face questions which challenge their beliefs and approaches to their teaching and learning. This book contains a series of short articles which not only offer guidance on key topics but encourage the reader to engage in reflecting on their own practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Questions explored include:   \u003cbr\u003e  - Is learning through practical work worth the effort?\u003cbr\u003e  - What can we learn from comparisons with education in other countries?\u003cbr\u003e  - Is there a smarter way to use digital imagery in your teaching?\u003cbr\u003e  - What's the point of theory? Isn't teaching just a craft?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A much needed and very readable antidote to policy-makers' current conceptions of teaching. Thought-provoking and inspiring.” —\u003ci\u003eHilary Povey, Professor of Mathematics Education, Sheffield Hallam University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The chapters in \u003ci\u003eChallenging Perceptions in Primary Education\u003c\/i\u003e tackle key issues in primary education and provide insightful discussions for student teachers and tutors to continue in sessions. While Part V is particularly relevant to new teachers concerned with their classroom practice, the book also provides cogent arguments to justify the need for theory, applied to both education and working lives of teachers.” —\u003ci\u003eVini Lander, Head of Research, Faculty of Education, Edge Hill University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472578372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595430277326,"sku":"9781472578372","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2dbc2802-6891-443d-8aec-97c5f8632fdc.jpg?v=1637831792","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472578372","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}