Illustrates how, contrary to popular belief, child centred teaching can be positive, supportive and guiding. The author shows how child-centred teachers can successfully combine the best elements from traditional and modern practices.

About the Author
Ciaran Sugrue is Lecturer in Education at St Patrick's College, Dublin, where he teaches courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students in teaching and the curriculum, schools as organizations, educational leadership and qualitative research methods. He is a former primary teacher and has worked in the primary schools inspectorate

Reviews

'Anyone wishing to grasp what progressivism or child-centredness actually means in situ should turn to Sugrue's case studies, for they meticulously chronicle the daily life of teachers he observed and talked to, isolating what the child-centred vision means for each one ... there are more than glimmers of hope for the future shining from the pages of this book.' - Peter Silcock, New Era in Education, Vol 80:1 April 1999

Book Information
ISBN 9780750704809
Author Ciaran Sugrue
Format Paperback
Page Count 268
Imprint Routledge Falmer
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 408g