Complexities of teaching child-centred perspectives - Sugrue, Ciaran (Falmer Press, 1997)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-246) and index
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Complexities of Teaching: Child-centred Perspectives; Substance, Setting and Method; Practitioners' Teaching Intentions; Practitioners' Teaching Constructions; A Major Case Study: Participant, Context and Substance; Theme One: Language, The Leitmotiv of Helen's Practice; Theme Two: Helen's Conversational Style; Theme Three: Scaffolding and Shepherding; Reconstructing Teaching Traditions: Child-centred Perspectives; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Illustrates how, contrary to popular belief, child centred teaching can be positive, supportive and guiding. The author shows how child-centred teachers can successfully combine the best elements from traditional and modern practices