Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Par y
2. :clasroom teaching and learning 7
3. 1 first encounters 9
4. First ncitouter ' wth a class 10
5. Ihie pliparat ry phse 12
6. The o bservation study of first encoztlers 20
7. Sumniryi v j 1
8. 2 pupil appraisals of teaching 33
9. Vm pre sent studi i34
10. S`puils' iet ' 3i
11. Fi ltervieshs with pupils 38
12. C3 lass management in the primary school 46
13. Sliitei'ie observed 48
14. Clas srms in diff t r contexts 51
15. Teachers' d5cision-makings
16. Manaur ig chikdren s bebaviour and woark s5
17. 4 c lass mangencnt during teaching practice 69
18. "atmds of class inwlv men!i 71
19. I n otio t#,u thie mami,anent 73
20. (iss n z a gl l p ^' t oi i l t;''(1c /'ug 77
21. / pilot study
22. "w ainabi study 78
23. 'Findulgs of th ?aii st,dy so
24. I >;a1 a; 7 i li'
25. 5 study of student teachers in the classroom 89
26. J bce ;ese.rch contf.lt so
27. D)esigu (ot the research 89
28. J!ie reits of the rser'chb 96b
29. 'Aining nevwv and exp wced tceaher 10
30. 6 teacher education: a histeical perspectaiv 109
31. Ifachnw influeniz cir"' thre s of toeacher cducwtiron aml traiinig 109
32. Prim'itive comnmunitics 1i2
33. Classical modt's 113
34. Teacher trainirng i dustriaise soci ieti s 17
35. "7 what is a teaching skill? 128
36. Idntifying anti defining teaching skills 128
37. Sexplaiing and explanations 132
38. The present study of teachers' explanations 134
39. Resc rch 1 nd,ins 138
40. 9 explaining in the secondary schol 0155
41. Mastering subic t hlaler 1.5-
42. Explaininig concepts 158
43. Witn expin ttioiis 160
44. ,'coh ' strategies 161
45. Anrt 3
46. Curricu um in act ion 163
47. 10 a curriculum for the future 165
48. A ' h 'u ' 'i f /p 1'n . /2,
49. 11 improving literac 177
50. T ii the role o'f 0 ol j17
51. Rly'diaii'vz s -ii pai/ t il3
52. Oo tlz� hwiathqt v 71] on l's
1 To11e cc'
53. 12 1 carning to r ci m88
54. ("me slaos i s
55. A a sihf aiw sm imprower whic) dn vh sa"re class 190
56. Feduc fonal policy and its inmplementacri n 195
57. 13 ae-pproved know ledge? Ten steps down the slippery slope 197
58. 3si ': 0i 'au g e 198 's
59. S iip 4: more 'pris objectivs' 19
60. Rep 75c iirally pres, ojeth)es a1/ nic td
61. '''Tow.ichhing iminriatfs' 199
62. Seip a: rnoaily resc cribed " ieaotb s,i mc,qt inaw/ aseri
63. And 's iratr /ie, ' 199
64. Sested, io n th items dr in rom the apu tst ak'
65. Step 10m: �,is issal ofteachers' ltm tail to deliver 2',01
66. The niarket ' philosophy 203
67. The co1qnen(cs cli te i deo lgy 2.
68. 1i perforumanc -mated pay 214
69. The etwrqhwiwrn,e'-ltied pay scheme i fenglwii 2 14
70. Go neral is sus ith perofnaeional and ay peop 7
71. Tomne iuating wof pe c f o hel atd the pay ic 2223
72. Camr1il1a01i6111;t with pro'fess;ional and lay people 235
73. 17 (omirnuncati %ith teachers and the public 237
74. Lunny a2itas happem on //e way to the classroom 237
75. Supwnti cb and. The dainsaurs 240
76. Don' diary 242
77. "why don't your teachers riot' 2.45
78. A ,ive-day week in the lions' den 247
79. Obi boy 249
80. Vw'h ron left the wendy house for the t 2iet 2
81. Theory good, practice bad 254
82. "18 education, satie and polemic 25
83. Si keih: epilogue 257
84. Th( farce of the flashblight brigade 260
85. Whro put the ass in assessmenf; 2261
86. Descartes thinks but cl;arke disny 2(63
87. On the uwpath with spkiv 264
88. Digging holes in maths tests 265
89. Lei! Sid: beiare of flobbabyt-es 267
90. Take 7bri zo,fis' bullets away 268