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Introduction
Carole Bignell currently works at the School of Education, University of the West of Scotland. Carole researches in Dialogic Teaching in Primary Schools and Teacher Education. Her current project, working with a UWS colleague is a 'School-based Collaborative Enquiry.'
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Although partnership working has been a feature of educational practice for some time, some recent reforms and developments have refocused educators’ attention on this phenomenon. Whilst there are many versions and interpretations of partnerships in education, the most common understanding of partnerships between school and university is as the arr...
This study offers an insight into the experiences of three newly qualified English primary teachers and their pupils as they sought to develop dialogic teaching in lessons. It draws upon a range of literature from the field of classroom talk, with a particular focus on the work of Robin Alexander to underpin teacher/researcher professional discussi...
At the time of writing, primary English education is, once again, at a crossroads. Within the context of a continuing focus on underachievement in writing for key groups of learners and a large body of research, which suggests that classroom talk is a powerful means of improving children's success in all areas of the curriculum including writing, t...
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The research focus is collaborative practices which aim to promote teacher professional learning and school improvement. Modelled on a collaborative enquiry basis (Angelides, 2003), this research will provide one example of closer partnership working between schools and universities, as recommended in Donaldson (2011). In this model, the academic researchers/facilitators work in collaboration with teachers in order to analyse and develop existing practice, and can add an outsider's, or critical friend's perspective (Angelides, 2003).
