Primary Education: The Key Concepts The Key Concepts

Written for students, practitioners and policy-makers, "Primary Education: The Key Concepts "is a clear and accessible guide to the most important ideas and issues involved in the education of children at this crucial and formative time in their lives. Alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced to ensure ease of use, entries include both curriculum specific and generic theoretical terms, such as:

* assessment

* objectives

* coping strategies

* differentiation

* behavior

* special needs

* time management.

Written by an experienced teacher and lecturer, "Primary Education: The Key Concepts" is a concise yet comprehensive text that takes into account the everyday realities of teaching. Readable and user-friendly, it is a first-class resource for the primary practitioner at all levels.

Presenting a balance of theoretical insight and practical advice, thistextis a clear and accessible guide to the key issues relating to primary education. Alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced to ensure ease of use, entries include both curriculum specific terms, as well as those that are more generic, such as: assessment objectives coping strategies differentiation behaviour special needs time management. Written by an experienced teacher and lecturer, this is a concise yet comprehensive text that takes into account the everyday realities of teaching. Readable and user-friendly, it is a first-class resource for the primary practitioner at all levels.

List of Key Concepts, Introduction, KEY CONCEPTS, Web sites, Index

Denis Hayes is a lecturer in teacher education at the University of Plymouth, and has seventeen years experience of teaching primary school age children. His recent publications include A Student Teacher’s Guide to Primary School Placement (Routledge Falmer, 2003).