Child-Centred Education : Reviving the Creative Tradition

by Christine Doddington

• ISBN13: 9781412945875
• ISBN10: 1412945879
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-17
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

This book inspires teachers seeking to make their practice more genuinely educational. Authors Christine Doddington and Mary Hilton capture the current opinion that elementary schools can begin to reclaim some of their autonomy, be innovative, and become more creative. Based on wide ranging research, the book sets out to revive the creative alternative to the rigid and impoverished learning experienced by too many elementary school children. The authors trace the origins and history of the child-centered tradition; set out its fundamental beliefs and values; and explore its place in education today.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
The structure of this book	p. xxiii
The Child-Centred Legacy	p. 1
The origins of child-centred education	p. 3
Contrasting visions: contrasting lives	p. 21
Plowden and beyond	p. 39
Fundamental Values	p. 53
The 'whole child' as a person	p. 55
Making sense: the importance of meaning and coherence	p. 69
Interdependence: the need for others	p. 83
The Road to Change	p. 97
Children and their teachers: the creative tradition revived	p. 99
Bibliography	p. 119
Index	p. 127
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