The social world of children's learning : case studies of pupils from four to seven

This is an exceptional book and is essential reading for all parents, teachers and students who are committed to understanding the challenges faced by children as they learn and develop in the early years of schooling. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 8 Acknowledgements 10 Introduction 12 Part One: Setting the Scene 18 1 Questions for Enquiry 20 2 School and Classroom Contexts 32 Part Two: Beginning 50 Introduction to the Case Study Stories 52 3 Mary's Story 56 4 Learning, Identity and Social Relationships: an Initial Analysis 98 Part Three: Elaborating 116 5 Hazel's Story 118 6 Daniel's Story 163 7 Sally's Story 203 8 James' Story 242 9 Learning, Identity and Social Relationships: Case-study Comparisons 284 Part Four: Reflecting 304 10 On the Research Process and Validity of the Study 306 11 On the Relevance of the Study for Parents, Teachers and Policy-makers 322 References 335 Author Index 340 A 340 B 340 C 340 D 340 E 340 F 340 G 340 H 340 J 340 K 340 L 341 M 341 N 341 O 341 P 341 R 341 S 341 T 341 V 341 W 341 Case-study Index of Children and Teachers 342 Analytic Subject Index 344 A 344 C 344 D 344 E 344 F 344 G 344 H 344 I 344 L 344 M 345 N 345 P 345 Q 345 R 345 S 345 T 345 V 345 W 345 Z 345 Do children still matter in education? With its focus on children's learning in the initial three years of schooling, this book contains the first part of a report of an ethnographic study of individual pupils from the ages of four to 11 in an English primary school.