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ERIC Number: EJ646459
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0790
Whatever Happened to Primary English Knowledge and Understanding?
Beverton, Sue
Evaluation & Research in Education, v15 n3 p128-35 2001
Summarizes in chronological order the main issues that have been considered in defining primary English (elementary school English) in the United Kingdom as a subject. Discusses the English subject knowledge considered necessary, over time, for teachers to know. Concludes that primary English, when compared with other subjects, is a special case: its a nebulous subject long prey to sociopolitical forces. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Comprehension, Course Content, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Political Influences, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Teaching for Understanding; United Kingdom
Note: Special issue titled "Teaching for Understanding across the Primary Curriculum."