ABSTRACT

Many useful things that progressivism has to offer (child-centred approaches, flexibility of response, negotiated and democratic classroom organisation) have been swept aside in the march of traditionalist policy. Taking robust theories of developmental psychology derived from the work of Swiss psychologist Piaget and Russian developmentalist Vygotsky, Silcock reasserts the need to explore the positive potential of new progressivism, and looks at how progressivist approaches can help teachers improve their classroom.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

The Value of Educational Ideologies

chapter 4|14 pages

Progressivism and National Curricula

chapter 6|18 pages

Developmentalism

chapter 8|20 pages

Informal Teaching Methods

chapter 9|14 pages

Choice

chapter 10|14 pages

Modern Progressivism