Group Work in the Primary Classroom (Paperback)

Group work is generally accepted as part of the educational ideology of today's primary classrooms. It can, however, mean almost anything from group seating as a technique of classroom management to fully collaborative learning. The authors start from the position that getting children to work together is time-consuming and not easy and that teachers need some assurance that it is worthwhile. Drawing on the work of Vygotsky they look at the importance of collaboration in the development of higher mental functions and also discuss the social and emotional advantages that children can derive from working together. Also using case studies derived from the ORACLE II group work project at Leicester, the authors also take into account the advances made in collaborative group work in other countries. The result is a set of guidelines from which individual teachers can derive policies suitable for the circumstances in their own schools. This book should be of interest to undergraduates and academics in primary education and also to primary school teachers.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Maurice Galton • John Williamson
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-03631-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Primary / junior schools Promotions
LSN:	0-415-03631-3
Barcode:	9780415036313

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