Child-Centred Education

PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I - The Child-Centred Legacy CHAPTER 1 The Origins of Child-centred Education CHAPTER 2 Contrasting Visions, Contrasting Lives CHAPTER 3 Plowden and Beyond PART II - Fundamental Values CHAPTER 4 The 'Whole Child' as a Person CHAPTER 5 Making Sense: the importance of meaning and coherence CHAPTER 6 Interdependence: the need for others PART III - The Road to Change CHAPTER 7 Teachers and Children BIBLIOGRAPHY

'Teresa Cremin has described this book as a 'call to action'. It is certainly a wake-up call to all who are interested in nurturing childhood and who value children as individuals with infinite potential, given a suitable climate and context for growth and all round development. Educators who wish to do more than implement prescribed programmes and to respond naturally to children in authentic contexts will find this book a challenge, an affirmation, an inspiration and a genuine catalyst to change' - Literacy 'The book is brief, accessible, and inspiring. The authors' vision for educating children fully takes into consideration the experiences that children have with contemporary technology and media while also maintaining basic principles of children's development' - Choice Magazine