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Direct linkWaite, Sue – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2013
There is increasing international interest in learning outside the classroom; place-based education is one manifestation of this. In this article, some conceptualisations of place are considered and attention drawn to alignments with habitus at micro, meso and macro levels. I develop a concept of cultural density as an explanatory tool to theorise…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Outdoor Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries
Hancock, Roger; Hall, Thelma; Cable, Carrie; Eyres, Ian – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2010
This paper reports on an in-depth interview study of the roles, job jurisdictions and associated learning of higher level teaching assistants (HLTAs). This role has the core purpose of covering classes to enable teacher release for planning, preparation and assessment. HLTAs' individual job jurisdictions are described and discussed as are…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Teaching Assistants, Teacher Role, Job Analysis
Zink, Robyn; Dyson, Michael – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2009
In this paper we use an example of when students appear not to have learnt from their experience to examine some of the "orthodoxies" of experiential education. This frames a discussion exploring how it is possible for a teacher to declare that students have got it "wrong" in relation to learning from experience. It is argued that both learning…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior
Shiel, Gerry; Eivers, Eemer – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2009
The participation of large numbers of countries in current international assessments involving reading literacy--40 in PIRLS 2006 (administered to students in Grade 4 in primary schools) and 57 in PISA 2006 (administered to 15-year-olds in post-primary schools)--suggests that governments and other bodies find the outcomes to be useful. This…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Literacy
Andrews, Richard; Torgerson, Carole; Low, Graham; McGuinn, Nick – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2009
A systematic review was undertaken in 2006 to answer the question "What is the evidence for successful practice in teaching and learning with regard to non-fiction writing (specifically argumentational writing) for 7- to 14-year-olds?", using EPPI-Centre methodology. Results showed that certain conditions have to be in place. These include: a…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Nonfiction, Persuasive Discourse, Educational Strategies
Stobart, Gordon; Stoll, Louise – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2005
The Key Stage 3 Strategy is a complex and evolving government strategy intended to improve the education of 11- to 14-year-olds in England. This paper provides a snapshot of its development by early 2004, drawing on our evaluation of the pilot phase which began in 2000. The evolution of the Strategy, with its phased introduction of both subject…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
