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Download full textDockett, Sue; Perry, Bob; Tracey, Danielle – 1997
In recent years, there have been calls in many countries to ensure that children come to school "ready to learn." This paper is the first in a series that explored what is meant by this term by different groups of people and the ways in which the beliefs underpinning such a term influence decisions such as when children start school, the…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness
Perry, Bob; Dockett, Sue; Tracey, Danielle – 1998
In recent years, there have been calls in many countries to ensure that children come to school "ready to learn." This study explored what is meant by this term by different groups of people and the ways in which the beliefs underpinning such a term influence decisions such as when children start school, the classes they enter, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Readiness
Howard, Peter; Perry, Bob; Tracey, Danielle – 1997
This paper continues a research agenda to investigate teachers' beliefs about mathematics, mathematics learning, and mathematics teaching. Focus is given to data collected in 1996 and 1997 investigating the views of more than 900 primary and secondary mathematics teachers in the southwestern suburbs of Sydney and the North Coast of New South Wales…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Curriculum
