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1. Children, their World, their Education

   Final Report and Recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review

   By Robin Alexander, Michael Armstrong, Julia Flutter, Linda Hargreaves, David Harrison, Wynne Harlen, Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer, Ruth Kershner, John Macbeath, Berry Mayall, Stephanie Northen, Gillian Pugh, Colin Richards, David Utting

   Children, their World, their Education is the definitive text for students, teachers, researchers, educational leaders and all who are interested in primary education. As the culmination of the Cambridge Primary Review, the most comprehensive enquiry into English primary education for half a...

   Published October 13th 2009 by Routledge
2. Primary Education at a Hinge of History

   By Colin Richards

   Primary education is currently at the centre of political attention. Reform is constantly under consideration, though the leading proponents of reform are often far removed from the classroom and the world of hard-pressed, demoralised primary teachers. Colin Richards rectifies this by communicating...

   Published June 9th 1999 by Routledge
3. Primary Teacher Education

   High Status? High Standards?

   Edited by Colin Richards, Neil Simco, Sam Twiselton

   Informed professional debate about primary teacher education is long overdue. This book provides a sense of direction and impetus in this debate by focusing on pressing topical issues of policy and provision. There is focus on the current national scrutiny of initial and inservice teacher training,...

   Published August 12th 1998 by Routledge
4. How Shall We School Our Children?

   The Future of Primary Education

   Edited by Colin Richards, Philip Taylor

   A team of highly regarded contributors were invited to take a rational look at the future of primary schools, particularly during the first 20 years of the next millennium. They were asked to consider many questions, including: What are the roots of primary education? What is the justification for...

   Published June 16th 1998 by Routledge
5. Architecture and Order

   Approaches to Social Space

   Edited by Michael Parker Pearson, Colin Richards

   Series: Material Cultures

   Architecture is a powerful medium for representing, ordering and classifying the world, and understanding the use of space is fundamental to archaeological inquiry. Architecture and Order draws on the work of archaeologists, social theorists and architects to explore the way in which people relate...

   Published April 16th 1997 by Routledge