Rethinking Class Size : The complex story of impact on teaching and learning / Peter Blatchford and Anthony Russell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: London : UCL Press, 2020Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781787358799
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Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- Glossary and abbreviations -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding class size effects, and our research approach -- 3. Class size and pupil outcomes -- 4. Class size and classroom processes: Teaching -- 5. Class size and classroom processes: Grouping practices and classroom management -- 6. Class size and classroom processes: Peer relations -- 7. Class size and classroom processes: The curriculum and tasks
8. Class size and classroom processes: Administrative aspects of teaching -- 9. Class size and differences between pupils, particularly those with SEND -- 10. Bringing it all together: Toward a social pedagogy of classroom learning -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Index
Summary: In Rethinking Class Size, the world's leading researchers into class size effects counter the dominant view that class size has no impact on pupil outcomes. Peter Blatchford and Anthony Russell reveal the influence of class size on all relationships and interactions in the classroom. They develop a new social pedagogical model of how class size influences work, and identify policy conclusions and implications for teachers and schools. The book is an invaluable contribution to the international debate on class sizes.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- Glossary and abbreviations -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding class size effects, and our research approach -- 3. Class size and pupil outcomes -- 4. Class size and classroom processes: Teaching -- 5. Class size and classroom processes: Grouping practices and classroom management -- 6. Class size and classroom processes: Peer relations -- 7. Class size and classroom processes: The curriculum and tasks

8. Class size and classroom processes: Administrative aspects of teaching -- 9. Class size and differences between pupils, particularly those with SEND -- 10. Bringing it all together: Toward a social pedagogy of classroom learning -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Index

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In Rethinking Class Size, the world's leading researchers into class size effects counter the dominant view that class size has no impact on pupil outcomes. Peter Blatchford and Anthony Russell reveal the influence of class size on all relationships and interactions in the classroom. They develop a new social pedagogical model of how class size influences work, and identify policy conclusions and implications for teachers and schools. The book is an invaluable contribution to the international debate on class sizes.

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