Creative Teachers in Primary Schools by Peter Woods

Creative Teachers in Primary Schools by Peter Woods

Is creative teaching still possible in English schools? Can teachers maintain and promote their own interests and beliefs as well as deliver a prescribed National Curriculum? This book explores creative teachers' attempts to pursue their brand of teaching despite the changes. Peter Woods has discovered a range of strategies and adaptations to this end among such teachers, including resisting change which runs counter to their own values; appropriating the National Curriculum within their own ethos; enhancing their role through the use of others; and enriching their work through the National Curriculum to provide quality learning experiences. If all else fails, such teachers remove themselves from the system and take their creativity elsewhere. A strong theme of self-determination runs through these experiences. While acknowledging hard realities, the book is ultimately optimistic, and a tribute to the dedication and inspiration of primary teachers. The book makes an important contribution to educational theory, showing a range of responses to intensification as well as providing many detailed examples of collaborative research methods.

"With this book hope and excitement are back on the agendaI recommend it to all primary teachers, teacher trainers and their students." - Junior Education

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ISBN 13	9780335193134
ISBN 10	0335193137
Title	Creative Teachers in Primary Schools
Author	Peter Woods
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open University Press
Year published	1995-04-16
Number of pages	208
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