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Author : Northern Ireland
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780102939750
Author : Northern Ireland Audit Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education and state
ISBN : 1909532169
Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780215031631
Incorporating HCP 1327-i, session 2005-06, not previously published. The Northern Ireland Audit Office report on this topic was published as HCP 953, session 2005-06 (ISBN 0102939756)
Author : Northern Ireland. Assembly. Public Accounts Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Education and state
ISBN : 0339604824
While there has been progress improving levels of literacy and numeracy over recent years, the pace of this has been slow. Moreover, there is a high concentration of poor outcomes in some schools and a big gap in performance that is partially linked to social deprivation. In addition, there can be a wide variation in the results achieved by schools with apparently similar intakes. Overlaying this, girls generally achieve higher standards than boys across the school sector, and among disadvantaged communities, maintained schools generally outperform schools in the controlled sector. The Committee concluded that the operation of a number of key elements consistently underlies the performance of schools that achieve high standards of literacy and numeracy: a belief that each child can learn and build on basic literacy and numeracy skills regardless of background; convincing evidence which indicates that the greatest improvements in literacy and numeracy skills will come from systematic and sustained intervention in children's early years; the engagement of parents to provide educational development in the home and in local communities; strong leadership and management practices, involving whole-school approaches to the teaching of literacy and numeracy; the provision of quality teaching and learning by teachers who have acquired, during their pre-service teacher training, and in-service professional learning, evidence-based teaching practices that are shown to be effective in meeting the developmental needs of each child; effective school governance based on a balance between supporting and challenging the school leadership team
Author : Northern Ireland Audit Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literacy
ISBN : 033709571X
An International Adult Literacy Survey, carried out in 1996, showed that around 1 in 4 (some 250,000) people of working age in Northern Ireland had levels of literacy and numeracy below those expected of school leavers. For individuals, the impact can be profound. Research has shown, for example, that they are four times more likely to be unemployed; if they do have a job, it is more likely to be low-skilled and low-paid; and they are more likely to suffer from ill-health and to be in poor housing. Improving literacy and numeracy skills can deliver a range of benefits, including increased confidence and employability and a much greater engagement with society. This report looks at the problem and covers the following aspects: the scale & nature of the problem; strategies for improving literacy & numeracy; increasing participation and achievements & costs
Author : R. P. Chamberlin,G. S. Haynes,E. C. Wragg,Prof E C Wragg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134690930
One of the most important challenges teachers face is making sure children can read. It is an absolutely crucial skill, and current educational policy is giving it a very high priority. Based on one of the largest studies ever undertaken of what primary schools do to improve literacy, this book reports what Professor Ted Wragg and his research team found. The importance placed on literacy has never been greater. When children learn to read, they are laying the foundations for their entire educational future. Effective teachers can make a huge difference, as a poor start can hinder children throughout their schooling and beyond. By looking at what actually goes on in classrooms, this volume provides an invaluable insight into what happens to children and how their reading progresses. It shows how particular teachers manage the improvement of their pupils' reading levels, and also follows individual pupils through a school year. This is a very readbale account of a fascinating and crucial area of research that is highly topical. Every class teacher should read it.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literacy
ISBN : 1897592280
Author : Phyllis Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134667260
This fascinating text offers a compelling argument for the need to include insider perspectives of disability in teacher education programs, in order to enrich professional understandings and shed light on the reality of living with a disability. With contributions from a highly experienced team of authors from a wide range of educational settings, Bringing Insider Perspectives into Inclusive Teacher Learning includes case studies and research projects on how teacher educators gather, interpret and integrate insider perspectives into teacher education programs, along with practical strategies as to how educators can develop programs more sensitive to the experiences of ‘insiders’. Questions addressed include: How do teacher educator researchers gather insider perspectives? What are some of the barriers and challenges involved? What critical experiences and lessons can be learned from teacher educators who have integrated insider perspectives? How can insider perspectives bring about a more meaningful inclusion of students with disabilities? Offering a range of different methodologies to engage students, parents, teachers, school leaders and teacher educators, this thought-provoking book provides practical ideas about how insider perspectives can enhance teacher learning and support greater inclusive practices in schools. This text will be useful to university lecturers, teachers and education specialists, as well as students of educational studies and ITE courses from foundation degree level through to undergraduate and postgraduate study.
Author : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Assembly: Public Accounts Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0339603992
The proportion of unqualified people of working age in Northern Ireland is the highest in the UK. More than a fifth had no qualifications and many showed low levels of literacy and numeracy which could harm overall economic competitiveness. Over the nine years to 2010-11, Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) spent some £70 million on 'Essential Skills', its adult literacy and numeracy education programme. By July 2010, just over 83,000 people had enrolled on courses, of whom some 51,000 had gained an Essential Skills qualification. More recently, greater numbers of people have been enrolling on the programme, however, those with the lowest skill levels are yet to be brought into the system. At the current rate of progress it could take the (DEL) decades to overcome Northern Ireland's literacy and numeracy deficit. While indications are that the percentage of the workforce without qualifications has been falling, it remains significant - for example, at June 2010, the figure was 22%. The DEL told the Committee that employers said they have skilled but not necessarily qualified workers. It hopes, therefore, to create a system whereby it can assess a person's skills and accredit them. DEL currently funds some 20,000 people each year to participate in Essential Skills training. However, given the huge number of the working age population with poor literacy and numeracy skills, this level of provision appears inadequate
Author : G. Ivor Hickey,Deirdre Robson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415604833
This text consists of a series of chapters written by education lecturers who describe innovative approaches to the curriculum which make the integration of art and science possible, and the outcomes achievable under the Leonardo Effect.
Author : Shewbridge Claire,Hulshof Marian,Nusche Deborah,Staehr Lars Stenius
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264207707
This comprehensive review of Northern Ireland's educational evaluation and assessment framework finds a programme that is thoughtfully designed and which stands out internationally.
Author : David Matheson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136253942
This fully updated, fourth edition of An Introduction to the Study of Education provides a comprehensive and reflective introduction to the study of education, inviting students to question what education is, who it is for and what purpose it serves. Taking the reader from the early years through to lifelong learning, it examines all forms of education and learning. This new edition includes ten completely new chapters and a step-by-step guide to essay writing. There is also a companion website to accompany the book, featuring additional chapters which can be visited at www.routledge.com/cw/matheson.This fully updated, fourth edition provides: a full exploration of the historical, sociological, philosophical and psychological roots of education; a clear focus on the individual levels of education – preschool, compulsory, post-compulsory and lifelong learning; the latest debates within special educational needs; an in-depth examination of learning styles; insights into the historical development of education and the role of, and background to, research in education; a focus on current educational practice and diversity across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Written in a clear and accessible style, this is the essential core text for all beginning students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Education Studies and all those interested in education today, where it came from and where it is going.
Author : V. Borooah,C. Knox
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137461872
Countries that have suffered ethnic or religious conflict and become segregated societies reflect these divisions in education provision for their children. Northern Ireland is a case study in point where a parallel system of schools offers education in Catholic maintained schools and Protestant (de facto) controlled schools. While school segregation is the most obvious manifestation of Northern Ireland's fractured society, there are more important issues of 'educational inequality' with respect to schools and pupils. This book analyses three issues in some detail: segregation, educational performance and inequality in educational outcomes between schools and between pupils from deprived and affluent family backgrounds. Thus far public policies to tackle these issues have been met with limited success. The authors consider an alternative approach, which they term 'shared education', the aim of which is to improve school performance and, in so doing, to dismantle some of the barriers between maintained and controlled schools.
Author : Lani Florian,Kristine Black-Hawkins,Martyn Rouse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317611660
Thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges of diversity in today’s schools, this new edition of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools shows how high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with high levels of achievement and that combining the two is not only possible but also essential if all students are to have the opportunity to participate fully in education. Each chapter has been fully revised to reflect an understanding of inclusion as being concerned with the learning and participation of everyone in a changing education policy context. Based on new case study research, this edition sets out to answer the following questions: Are there strategies which can raise the achievement of all students, while safeguarding the inclusion of others who are more vulnerable? How can schools ensure high levels of inclusion as well as high levels of achievement for everyone? How might research into these matters be carried out? With new case studies in this second edition that reflect the devolution of education policy in the four countries of the UK, this book addresses concerns about how schools can respond to differences between learners without marginalising some of them. It offers guidance to practitioners as well as those undertaking research on this important topic.
Author : Catherine Carden
Publisher : Learning Matters
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781526454768
When learning to teach, practical experience in the classroom is as essential as learning from others and being able to reflect on your own learning and performance. Equally important is the ability to critically evaluate learning and teaching. This new, extensive, core text from Learning Matters tackles questions like: What drives schools and what challenges them? What can we learn from other countries? Does curriculum really matter? How do teachers manage behaviour? How do I prove that my children are learning? What does mastery really look like? Discussing these and many more, it comprehensively covers professional studies modules and goes beyond to support trainees on placements and in their learning on the course. Learning features throughout have been designed to help students develop their understanding, broaden their perspectives, think more critically and apply theory to practice. These include: Case Studies to apply learning to real-life school contexts. Key Readings to encourage wider reading, broaden perspectives and offer practical ideas for the classroom. Key Theory features introduce and summarise big ideas, theories and research. Critical Questions direct reflection, help students engage with what their reading and encourage critical responses. Classroom Links highlight good practice, provide practical ideas and show how to implement these in the classroom. Assignment features offer helpful points to consider and practical advice for writing assignments on chapter topics, which act as great starting points.
