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1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Note |
"Findings from the QUEST project." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Does our education system measure up to the challenge from our competitors? Do our children have a better grasp of grammar than children in other countries? Are they better or worse with numbers? Do they work as hard? These are the kinds of questions being asked by educators, employers and parents in all countries." "There is no shortage of anecdotal views on the subject - fuelled by comment in the media - but reliable evidence is hard to come by. In this book the authors provide that evidence, showing what pupils in England and France are doing in the classroom and what standards they achieve. In the process, they draw on a much overlooked source of understanding - the pupils themselves - whose voices here articulate valuable perceptions of what schooling in England and France feels like from the inside."--Jacket. |
Contents |
Acknowledgements; 1. Why Compare? The Fashion for International Comparisons; 2. The QUEST Project: Its Rationale and Approach; 3. Primary Schooling in England and France: The Importance of the National Context; 4. Pupils as Learners in England and France; 5. Pupils as Citizens in England and France; 6. Classroom Processes and Pupil Outcomes in English and French Primary Schools; 7. National Differences in Performance in Language; 8. National Differences and Strategies in Mathematics; 9. What Makes a Difference? Social Disadvantage, Gender and National Context. |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Education -- England -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Education. |
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England. |
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Education -- France -- Cross-cultural studies.
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France. |
Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Broadfoot, Patricia.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Promoting quality in learning. London ; New York : Cassell, 2000 (DLC) 00361794 |
ISBN |
1847143806 (electronic book) |
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9781847143808 (electronic book) |
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9780304706846 |
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9781847143808 |
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0304706841 |
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