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1. The Art of Teaching

   Experiences of Schools

   By Cedric Cullingford

   A central dilemma for teachers is finding ways to deal with the multiple perspectives and demands of pupils, parents, school management, and external forces. The Art of Teaching explores the tension between teaching and learning that all teachers face. Presenting a series of insights into the art...

   Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
2. The Sustainability Curriculum

   The Challenge for Higher Education

   Edited by John Blewitt, Cedric Cullingford

   The links between education and sustainable development are deepening, although subject to much controversy and debate. The success of the sustainability discourse depends both on the pedagogic and research functions of higher education. Similarly, for higher education itself to remain relevant and...

   Published June 30th 2004 by Routledge
3. The Best Years of Their Lives?

   Pupil's Experiences of School

   By Cedric Cullingford

   Based on structured research and interviews with pupils in years 10 and 11 (15 ^DDS 16 years old) about their views of the purpose of school and their own future employment and the way the two connect, this book offers a blistering critique of the purpose of education and its ability to prepare...

   Published April 30th 2002 by Routledge
4. How Children Learn to Read and How to Help Them

   By Cedric Cullingford

   This is an introductory guide to the theoretical and practical aspects of the development of reading skills. The book looks at the success or failure of various techniques and provides underpinning theory....

   Published January 31st 2001 by Routledge
5. Prejudice

   From Individual Identity to Nationalism in Young People

   By Cullingford, Cedric (Professor of Education, University of Huddersfield)

   How do some little angels turn into bigoted little monsters? This is a study of how people's prejudices towards one another develop from an early age. Based on empirical research of children aged five to 11, it explores the nature of categorization and stereotypes - from groups to nations....

   Published August 31st 2000 by Routledge
6. The Causes of Exclusion

   Home, School and the Development of Young Criminals

   By Cedric Cullingford

   This report synthesizes two approaches to a topical problem: the concern with social deviancy and crime which focuses on failure; and research on educational development which focuses on success. The book explores how environmental experiences (including parenting and bullying) play a role....

   Published September 30th 1999 by Routledge
7. An Inspector Calls

   Ofsted and Its Effect on School Standards

   Edited by Cullingford, Cedric (Professor, School of Education, University of Huddersfield)

   The UK government's education policy is based on the setting of targets, yet the fear and loathing that an Ofsted inspection can generate is widely known. This text critically assesses the role, impact and effect of the inspection body and dissects its usefulness....

   Published August 31st 1999 by Routledge