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O'Brien, Thomas C. – Elementary School Journal, 1974
Observations, anecdotes and reactions resulting from a 3-month exploration of British educational approaches are presented. The people-centered approach, organic nature and local conduct characteristic of English primary education are also discussed. (SDH)
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Bennett, Neville; Desforges, Charles – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Discusses theoretical perspectives for improving teachers' understandings of task assignment in classrooms, and presents evidence from two British studies that highlight both the extent of the task assignment problem and possible causes. (SKC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
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Richards, Colin – Elementary School Journal, 1974
If discussion of English primary curriculum is ever to develop from its present impressionistic state, it needs to develop a greater concern with the detail of organization and interaction, with the day-to-day commonplace of teaching, and with the conceptual models held by typical teachers. (CS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
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Rust, Val D. – Elementary School Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
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Bennett, S. Neville – Elementary School Journal, 1981
A national study was designed to examine open-space education in Great Britain. The study's purpose was to provide an accurate, comprehensive description of the teaching-learning processes within such schools and their administrative and architectural services in order that policy implications could be delineated. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Goodman, Yetta M. – Elementary School Journal, 1989
Gives a history of the whole language movement. Looks at the early use of the term "whole language." Explores influences from philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and education on development of whole language. Discusses influences from early educational movements in the U.S., England, and New Zealand. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: British Infant Schools, Educational Environment, Educational History, Educational Trends