{"product_id":"creative-teachers-in-primary-schools-paperback-softback","title":"Creative Teachers in Primary Schools - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs creative teaching still possible in English schools? Can teachers maintain and promote their own interests and beliefs as well as deliver a prescribed National Curriculum?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1995, this book explores creative teachers’ attempts to pursue \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e brand of teaching despite the changes. Peter Woods has discovered a range of strategies and adaptations to this end among such teachers, including resisting change which runs counter to their own values; appropriating the National Curriculum within their own ethos; enhancing their role through the use of others; and enriching their work through the National Curriculum to provide quality learning experiences. If all else fails, such teachers remove themselves from the system and take their creativity elsewhere. A strong theme of self-determination runs through these experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile acknowledging hard realities, the book is ultimately optimistic, and a tribute to the dedication and inspiration of primary teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book makes an important contribution to educational theory, showing a range of responses to intensification as well as providing many detailed examples of collaborative research methods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565160947950,"sku":"9780367345723","price":50.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/creative-teachers-in-primary-schools-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}