A Crisis of Confidence in Vocational Education: The Perceptions of Young Workers in Manufacturing Industry

Mary James, University of Cambridge Institute of Education, The Pastoral and the Academic: Conflict and Contradiction in the Curriculum, Sally Power. London: Cassell, 1996. 164pp. hb ISBN 0 304 33223 2, £40.00, pb ISBN 0 304 33225 9, £12.99

Deborah Braithwaite, Support Service (EBD), Chatham, Kent, Managing Behaviour in the Primary School, J. Docking. London: David Fulton, 1996. 160pp. pb ISBN 1 85346 397 3, £13.99

Val Golightly, Sutton Primary School, Sutton, Cambridgeshire, Quality Circle Time in the Primary School, by Jenny Mosley. Wisbech: LDA, 1996. 255pp. pb ISBN 1 85503 299 5, £19.95

Janet Edwards, Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education, School of Education, Leicester University, Today's Child, Tomorrow's Adult, edited by Tim Khan. Coventry: Community Education Development Centre, 1995. 47pp. pb ISBN 0 9477607 24 2, £7.50 plus 10% p&;p

Janet Edwards, Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education, School of Education, Leicester University, Bringing Learning to Life: Involving the Community in the National Curriculum, by David Howe and Joan Wilson. Coventry: Community Education Development Centre, 1995. 72pp. pb ISBN 0 947607 21 8, £9.95 plus 10% p&;p

Richard Byers, University of Cambridge Institute of Education, Adding Value? Schools' Responsibility for Pupils' Personal Development, edited by Sally Inman and Martin Buck. Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books, 1995. 182pp. pb ISBN 1 85856 044 6, £12.95     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Teaching Children with Visual Impairments A.B. Best
Curricula for Diversity in Education: Learning for All 1 Policies for Diversity in Education: Learning for All 2 T. Booth, W. Swann, M. Masterton, P. Potts (eds.)
The Handbook of Assistive Technology: Equipment in Rehabilitation for Health Professionals Gregory Church, Sharon Glennen Chapman and Hall
Maths and Dyslexics Anne Henderson
Teaching Pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties: Practical Approaches Christina Tilstone David Fulton
Working with Children's Phonology G. Lancaster, L. Pope
Children with Language Disorders J. Lees, S. Urwin
Early Language Development - Implications for Clinical and Educational Practice J. Harris
See Me After School Daphne Lennox David Fulton
Improving Children's Reading in the Junior School: Challenges and Responses Peter Pumfrey
Combatting Mental Handicap: Social and Environmental Factors in the Prevention and Amelioration of Mental Handicap P.L.C. Evans, A.D.B. Clarke
Educational Psychology and Primary Education David Galloway, Anne Edwards Longman
I Can Do It Barnardo's
Dyslexia and Mathematics T.R. Miles, E. Miles     

Book Reviews

Ronald Barnett and Anne Griffin (eds), The End of Knowledge in Higher Education
Donald McIntyre (ed), Teacher Education Research in a New Context, The Oxford Internship Scheme
Alan C. Kerckhoff, Ken Fogeiman, David Crook and David Reader, Going Comprehensive in England and Wales, A Study of Uneven Change
Paul Dowling, The Sociology of Mathematics Education: Mathematical Myths/Pedagogic Texts
Gary Thomas, David Walker and Julie Webb, The Making of the Inclusive School
Joan Stephenson, Lorraine Ling, Eva Burman and Maxine Cooper, Values in Education
Pat Sikes and Fazai Rizvi (eds), Researching Race and Social Justice in Education: Essays in Honour of Barry Troyna
David Hartley, Re-Schooling Society
Paul Black, Testing: Friend or Foe? Theory and Practice of Assessment and Testing
The Hillcole Group, Rethinking Education and Democracy: A Socialist Alternative for the Twenty-first Century
Peter Woods, Bob Jeffrey, Geoff Troman and Mari Boyle, Restructuring Schools, Reconstructing Teachers
Carol Hayden, Children Excluded from Primary School
Roger Crombie White, Curiculum Innovation: A Celebration of Classroom Practice
Audrey Osler, The Education and Careers of Black Teachers: Changing Identities, Changing Lives
Leonard Bickman and Debra J. Rog (eds), Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods
Tom Douglas, Change, Intervention and Consequence: An Exploration of the Process of Intended Change
Tony Edwards, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, Frank Hardman, Roy Haywood and Nick Meagher, Separate but Equal? A Levels and GNVQs     

Reviews

Buckingham, David Moving Images: Understanding Children's Emotional Responses to Television
Aldrich, Richard (ed) In History and in Education: Essays presented to Peter Gordon
Kohli, Wendy (ed) Critical Conversations in Philosophy of Education
Griffiths, Morwenna Feminisms and the Self: the web of identity
Fryer, Marilyn Creative Teaching and Learning
Atkinson, Paul; Davies, Brian and Delamont, Sara (eds) Discourse and Reproduction: Essays in Honour of Basil Bernstein
Slee, Roger Changing Theories and Practices of Discipline
Woods, Peter and Jeffrey, Bob Teachable Moments: The Art of Teaching in Primary Schools
Best, Ron (ed) Education, Spirituality and the Whole Child
Bassey, Michael Creating Education Through Research
Higham, Jeremy; Sharp, Paul and Yeomans, David The Emerging 16–19 Curriculum: Policy and Provision
Bruner, Jerome The Culture of Education
Halsall, Rob and Cockett, Mike (eds) Education and Training: Chaos or Coherence
McBride, Rob (ed) Teacher Education Policy
Wideen, Marvin F. and Grimmett, Peter P. (eds) Changing Times in Teacher Education
Nixon, Jon; Martin, Jane; McKeown, Penny and Ranson, Stewart Encouraging Learning: towards a theory of the learning school
Gewirtz, Sharon; Ball, Stephen, J. and Bowe, Richard Markets, Choice and Equity in Education     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Treatment of Hyperactive and Learning Disordered Children D. J. Bakker (eds.) R. M. Knights
Helping Your Handicapped Child Janet Carr
Helping Sick Children Play Barbara F. Weller
Further Education for Handicapped Students K. Dixon, D. Hutchinson (ed.)
Teaching Language and Communication to the Mentally Handicapped Ken Leeming, Will Swann, Judith Coupe, Peter Mittler.
Working with LARSP David Crystal Edward Arnold.
Paediatric Education and the Needs of Exceptional Children Michael J. Guralnick, H. Burtt Richardson Jnr. (ed.)
People Not Patients: Problems and Policies in Mental Handicap Peter Mittler
Learning About Epilepsy William B. Svoboda
No Easy Answers Sally L. Smith     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Michael F. D. Young, The Curriculum of the Future: From the 'New Sociology of Education' to a Critical Theory of Learning
Harry Torrance and John Pryor, Investigating Formative Assessment: Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Classroom
Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littlejohn and Martin Woodhead (eds), Learning Relationships in the Classroom
Cathie Holden and Nick Clough (eds), Children as Citizens: Education for Participation
Jo Boaler, Experiencing School Mathematics: Teaching Style, Sex and Setting
Marie Larochelle, Nadine Bednarz and Jim Garrison (eds), Constructivism and Education
Chris Gaine and Ros George, Gender, 'Race' and Class in Schooling: a New Introduction
M.K Flude and S. Siemenski (eds), Education Training and the Future of Work II
Tony Townsend (ed), The Primary School in Changing Times: the Australian Experience
Kathleen Weiler and Sue Middleton (eds), Telling Women's Lives: Narrative Inquiries in the History of Women's Education
Diane Reay, Class Work: Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Primary Schooling
Ronald S. Laura and Matthew C. Cotton, (ed), Empathetic Education. An Ecological Perspective on School Knowledge
Robert A. Roth (ed), The Role of the University in the Preparation of Teachers
Frances Christie and Ray Mission (eds), Literacy and Schooling
M. Woodhead, D. Faulkner and K. Littlejohn, Cultural Worlds of Early Childhood
Richard Edwards, Roger Harrison and Alan Tait (eds), Telling Tales. Perspectives on Guidance and Counselling in Learning,     

Books Reviews

Children with Learning Difficulties Diane Montgomery
Somebody Else's Children Sally Trench
Straight and Devious Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood L. Robins, M. Rutter (eds.)
Children with ProfoundKomplex Physical and Learning Difficulties Sally Clark
The Special Education Handbook Phillip Williams
Curriculum Access for All NARE
Signposts to Special Needs Margaret Peter (ed.)
Autism. Professional Perspectives and Practice Kathryn Ellis (ed.)
Primary Special Needs and the National Curriculum Ann Lewis
Reappraising Special Needs Education Brahm Norwich
Residential Experience F. Craig (ed.)     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Special Educational Needs: Towards a Whole School Approach , Mel Ainscow, Anton Florek (eds.)
Deafness, Development and Literacy , Alec Webster Methuen
Encouraging Classroom Success , Mel Ainscow, David Tweddle
Children with Profound Handicaps Parents' View and Integration , Philip Seed Falmer
A Teacher's Guide to Special Needs: A Positive Response to the 1981 Education Act , J. Solity, E. Raybould
The Consultant Teacher: Special Educational Needs , Ken Jones
Special Education: Research and the Teacher , Bob Hogg (ed.)
Developing Mathematical and Scientific Thinking in Young Children , David Womack
Foundations of Communication and Language , C. Kiernan, B. Reid, J. Goldbart Manchester
Classroom Responses to Learning Difficulties , B. Raban
Classroom Responses to Disruptive Behaviour , J. Gray
Organising a School's Response , K. Postlethwaite
Cognitive Control Therapy with Children and Adolescents , Sebastiano Santostefano
Vocational Evaluation in Special Education , N.C. Hursh, A.F. Kerns
Getting Employed, Staying Employed , S. McLoughlin, J. Garner, M. Callahan
Supported Employment G. Bellamy, L.E. Rhodes, D.M. Monk, J.M. Albin
Integration of Developmentally Disabled Individuals into the Community (2nd ed), I.W. Heal, J.I. Haney, A.R.N. Amado
Management and the Psychology of Schooling , N. Jones, J. Sayer (eds.)
Staff Training in Mental Handicap , J. Hogg, P. Mittler (eds.)
Portage: Pre-Schoolers, Parents and Professionals , R. J. Cameron (ed.)
Extending and Developing Portage , R. Hedderley, K. Jennings (ed.)
Severe Learning Disability and Psychological Handicap , John Clements     

Reviews

Bourner, Tom et al ed (2000) New Directions in Professional Higher Education
Cannon, Robert & Newble, David (2000) Handbook for Teachers in Universities and Colleges
Evans, Terry & Nation, Darryl eds (2000) Changing University Teaching
French, Deanie et al eds (1999) Internet Based Learning
Hunter, Dale et al (1999) Handling Groups in Action
Maier, Pat & Warren, Adam (2000) Integr@ting Technology in Learning and Teaching
Ryan, Steve et al (2000) The Virtual University
Also received
Brown, Sally et al (2000) 500 Tips on Assessment
Entz, Susan & Galarza, Sheri Lyn (2000) Picture This:
Feldman, Alan et al (2000) Network Science, a Decade Later
Jukes, Ian et al (2000) net.savvy
Scott, Elspeth (2000) Managing the Internet in the Primary and Secondary School Library     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Michael G. Wyness, Contesting Childhood
Alex Kozulin, Psychological Tools: a Socio-Cultural Approach to Education
Jeni Riley and Roy Prentice (eds), The Curriculum for 7-11 Year Olds
John Loughran, Researching Teaching: Methodologies and Practices for Understanding Pedagogy
T.G.K. Bryce and W.M. Humes (eds), Scottish Education
Maureen O'Connor, Elizabeth Hales, Jeffrey Davies and Sally Tomlinson, Hackney Downs: The School That Dared to Fight
Peter Raggatt and Steve Williams (eds), Government Markets and Vocational Qualifications
John Beck, Morality and Citizenship in Education
G. Andrews, H. Kean and J. Thompson (eds.), Ruskin College:Contesting Knowledge, Dissenting Politics
Jon Prosser (ed), School Culture
H. Tomlinson, H. Gunter and P. Smith (ed), Living Headship: Voices, Values and Vision
A. Smithers and P. Robinson (ed), Further Education Re-formed
T.S. Popkewitz and L. Fendler, Critical Theories in Education: Changing Terrains of Knowledge and Poltiics
Peter Gordon and Denis Lawton, Royal Education: Past, Present and Future
D. Hill, P. McLaren, P. Cole and G. Rikowski (ed), Postmodernism in Educational Theory: Education and the Politics of Human Resistance
Pia Christenson and Allison James (ed), Research with Children: Perspectives and Practices     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
Improving Learning: New Perspectives , P Ramsden (ed)
Appreciating Adults Learning: from the Learner's Perspective , David Boud and Virginia Griffin (editors)
Creating Adult Learning , H P Stroomberg (ed) Spruyt, Van Mantgem & De Does by Leiden
Educational Technology; the Closing-in or the Opening-out of Curriculum and Instruction , P Kenneth Komoski
Learning from Experience through Games and Simulations (Perspectives on Gaming and Simulation 13) Danny Saunders, Alan Coote and David Crookall (eds)
Hands-on HyperCard , Mimi Jones and Dave Myers
A Handbook of Computer Based Training, (Second Edition) Christopher Dean and Quentin Whitlock
Mind at Large: Knowing in the Technological Age , Paul Levinson
Implications of New Technology for the School Curriculum , Richard Fothergill
New Technologies and Professional Communications in Education (Occasional Paper 13) , David Smith (ed)
Training for School Management , Bruce S Cooper and R Wayne Shute
The 1988 Education Act: A Tactical Guide for Schools , Martin Leonard
Microcomputers in Secondary Education , S Moriguti, S Ohtsuki and T Furugori (eds)
CD-ROM: Fundamentals to Applications , Charles Oppenheim (ed)
Girls and Computers: General Issues and Case Studies of Logo in the Mathematics Classroom (Bedford Way Papers 34) , Celia Hoyles (ed)
The Media Lab , Stewart Brand
Smart Cards: Principles, Practice, Applications , Roy Bright
Geography in the National Curriculum , Richard Daugherty (ed)
Mastering Statistics , T J Hannagan
Dictionary of Image Technology , Bernard Happe (editor)
HyperCard Power: Techniques and Scripts , Carol Kaehler
1989 Open Learning Directory , Training Agency     

Reviews

Books reviewed:
Ted Wragg, Education Education Education: The Best Bits of Ted Wragg.
Adam Swift, How Not to Be a Hypocrite: School Choice For the Morally Perplexed Parent.
Gloria Ladson-Billings and David Gillborn (eds), The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Multicultural Education.
W.M. Apple (ed.), The State and the Politics of Knowledge.
Johan Muller, Brian Davies and Ana Morais (eds), Reading Bernstein Researching Bernstein.
Bob Lingard, Debra Hayes, Martin Mills and Pam Christie, Leading Learning.
Helen Colley, Mentoring for Social Inclusion: A Critical Approach to Nurturing Mentor Relationships.
Alex Moore, The Good Teacher: Dominant Discourses in Teaching and Teacher Education.
David Carr and John Haldane (eds), Spirituality, Philosophy and Education.
Malcolm Tight, Researching Higher Education.
Harry Daniels and Anne Edwards (eds), The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Psychology of Education.
Joanna Swann and John Pratt (eds), Educational Research in Practice: Making Sense of Methodology.     

Reviews

Book reviewed:
K. Field, P. Holden and H. Lawlor Effective Subject Leadership
C. Paechter, Changing School Subjects: power, gender and curriculum
E. Margolis (ed.), The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education
G. Nicholls, Professional Development in Higher Education
R. Andrews, Teaching and Learning English: A Guide to Recent Research and its Application
P. T. Knight and P. R. Trowler, Departmental Leadership in Higher Education
R. Daugherty, R. Phillips and G. Rees (eds), Education Policy-making in Wales
G. Crozier, Parents and Schools – partners or protagonists?
H. Brighouse, School Choice and Social Justice
G. McCulloch and W. Richardson, Historical Research in Educational Settings
J. F. Donnelly and E. W. Jenkins, Science Education: Policy, Professionalism and Change
D. Warner and D. Palfreyman (eds), The State of UK Higher Education: Managing Change and Diversity
G. Mac Naughton, S. Rolfe and I. Siraj-Blatchford (eds), Doing Early Childhood Research – International Perspectives On Theory and Practice
G. Thomas and A. Loxley, Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion
S. Tomlinson, Education in a Post-welfare Society     

Reviews

Bolter, Jay David (1991) Writing Space: the Computer, Hypertext and the History of Writing .
Swain, Dwight V & Swain, Joye R (1991) Scripting for the New AV Technologies (second edition) .
Rumble, Greville and Oliveira, Joao (1992) eds Vocational Education at a Distance: International Perspectives .
Bound, D and Feletti, G eds (1991) The Challenge of Problem-based Learning .
Field, Laurie and Drysadale, Dennis (1991): Training for Competence .
Galloway, David and Edwards, Anne (1992) Primary School Teaching and Educational Psychology .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Rationality of Feeling, David Best Visual Arts in Education: Completing the Circle, Rod Taylor The Arts in the Primary School, Rod Taylor Glennis Andrews Aesthetics and Education, Michael J. Parsons Gene Blocker Art History and Education, Stephen Addiss Mary Erickson Drawing Research and Development: Art and Design Education Series, David Thislewood (Ed)     

Reviews

Rutter, Michael and Smith, David J. (eds) Psychosocial Disorders in Young People: Time Trends and their Causes
Sigston, A.; Curran, P.; Labram, A. and Wolfendale, S. (eds) Psychology in Practice with Young People, Families and Friends
McClelland, V. Alan and Varma, Ved (eds) The Needs of Teachers
Mehan, Hugh; Villanueva, Irene; Hubbard, Lea and Lintz, Angela Constructing School Success: the Consequences of Untracking Low-Achieving Students
Gates, Brian (ed.) Freedom and Authority in Religions and Religious Education
Kearney, Mary-Louise and Holden Ronning, Anne (eds) Women and the University Curriculum: Towards Equality, Democracy and Peace
Chawla-Duggan, Rita and Pole, Christopher J. (eds) Reshaping Education in the 1990s: Perspectives on Primary Schooling
Chawla-Duggan, Rita and Pole, Christopher J. (eds) Reshaping Education in the 1990s: Perspectives on Secondary Schooling
Britton, E. D. and Raizen, S. A. (eds) Examining the Examinations
Apple, Michael W. Cultural Politics and Education
Phillips, Melanie All Must Have Prizes
Hutchinson, Francis P. Educating Beyond Violent Futures
Chapman, Judith; Boyd, William; Lander, Rolf and Reynolds, David (eds) The Reconstruction of Education. Quality, Equality and Control
McNiff, Jean; Lomax, Pamela and Whitehead, Jack You and Your Action Research Project
Pring, Richard Closing the Gap: Liberal Education and Vocational Preparation
Tuijnman, Albert C. (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Adult Education and Training
McKernan, James Curriculum Action Research: A handbook of methods and resources for the reflective practitioner     

Also received

Brown, Sally et al (1995) 500 Tips for Research Students
Busher, Hugh & Saran, Rene (eds) (1995) Managing Teachers as Professionals in Schools
Calder, Judith et al (1995) Learning Effectiveness/Psi of Open and Flexible Learning in Vocational Education
Grace, Gerald (1995) School Leadership
Kimbell, R et al (1996) Understanding Practice in Design and Technology     

Reviews

Hatcher, Richard; Troyna, Barry and Gewirtz, Deborah Racial Equality and the Local Management of Schools
Hustler, David and McIntyre, Donald (eds) Developing Competent Teachers: Approaches to Professional Competence in Teacher Education
Daglish, Neil Education Policy-Making in England and Wales: The Crucible Years, 1895–1911
Diller, Ann; Houston, Barbara; Morgan, Kathryn Pauly and Ayim, Maryann The Gender Question in Education: Theory, Pedagogy and Politics
Webb, Rosemary and Vulliamy, Graham Roles and Responsibilities in the Primary School: Changing Demands, Changing Practices
Delamont, Sara A Women's Place in Education: Historical and Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Education
Copelman, Dina M. London's Women Teachers
Halstead, J. Mark and Taylor, Monica J. Values in Education and Education in Values
Cowen, Robert (ed) The Evaluation of Higher Education Systems
Jipson, Janice; Munro, Petra; Victor, Susan; Froude Jones, Karen and Freed-Rowland, Gretchen Repositioning Feminism and Education: Perspectives on Educating for Social Change
Carnoy, Martin (ed) International Encyclopedia of Economics of Education (Second Edition)
Elliott, Jane; Francis, Hywel; Humphreys, Rob and Instance, David (eds) Communities and Their Universities: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning
Oram, Alison Women Teachers and Feminist Politics 1900–39
Wang, Margaret C.; Reynolds, Maynard C. and Walberg, Herbert J. Handbook of Special and Remedial Education: Research and Practice (Second Edition)
Broadfoot, Patricia M. Education, Assessment and Society
Stoll, Louise and Fink, Dean Changing Our Schools     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article:
S. Power, T. Edwards, G. Whitty and V. Wigfall, Education and the Middle Class
Peter Blatchford, with Paul Bassett, Harvey Goldstein and Claire Martin, also Gemma Catchpole, Suzanne Edmonds and Viv Moriarty, The Class Size Debate: is small better?
L. Cruddas and L. Haddock, Girls' Voices: Supporting girls' learning and emotional development
Jagdish S. Gundara, Interculturalism, Education and Inclusion
J. Satterwaite, E. Atkinson and K. Gale (eds), Discourse, Resistance and Power: Challenging the rhetoric of contemporary education
Walter McMahon, Education and Development: Measuring the social benefits
G.A. Valverde, L.J. Bianchi, R.G. Wolfe, W.H. Schmidt and R.T. Houng, According to the Book: Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks
Martyn Hammersley, Educational Research, Policymaking and Practice
José Antonio, Ibaňez-Martin and Gonzale Jovar, Education and Europe: Policies and Politics
Maggie MacLure, Discourse in Educational and Social Research
Jill Williams, Promoting Independent Learning in the Primary Classroom
Pat Thomson, Schooling the Rustbelt Kids
Bob Jeffrey and Peter Woods, The Creative School: A framework for success, quality and effectiveness
Gill Evans, Academics and the Real World     

Reviews

Joyce Taylor, Joseph Lancaster, The Poor Child's Friend: Educating the Poor in the Early Nineteenth Century
Damian F. Hannan, Emer Smyth, John McCullagh, Richard O'Leary and Dorren McMahon, Co-Education and Gender Equality
Michael Barber, The Learning Game: Arguments for an Education Revolution
John Devine, Maximum Security: The Culture of Violence in Inner-City Schools
Derek Briton, The Modern Practice of Adult Education — A Post-Modern Critique
Paul Croll (ed), Teachers, Pupils and Primary Schooling: Continuity and Change
M. Morris and I. Schagen, Green Attitudes or Learned Responses?
Hywel Thomas and Jane Martin, Managing Resources for School Improvement: Creating a cost-effective school
Richard Aldrich, Education for the Nation
Elliot W. Eisner, Cognition and Curriculum Reconsidered
Making Sense of Primary Inspection . By Ian Sandbrook 442
Madan Sarup, Identity, Culture and the Postmodern World
Phil Hodkinson, Andrew C. Sparkes and Heather Hodkinson, Triumphs and Tears: Young People, Markets and the Transition from School to Work
John Furlong and Richard Smith (eds), The Role of Higher Education in Initial Teacher Training
Jeni Riley, The Teaching of Reading: The Development of Literacy in the Early Years of School
Brian Stratford and Pat Gunn (eds), New Approaches to Down Syndrome
Maurice Craft (ed), Teacher Education in Plural Societies, An International Review . Edited