Reading Educational Research and Policy [Hardcover]

Reading Educational Research and Policy will improve the ability of teachers to deconstruct policy, research and media texts. This accessible book examines in turn the message systems through which educational meanings are conveyed in modern society: official policy texts; written media and spoken media. Through understanding how and why messages are conveyed, teachers will develop strategies for becoming more critical and reflective of the texts that confront them in their work.This book aims to extend the educational literacy of student teachers. It will enable them to deconstruct policy, research and media texts and place them within historical, social and literary contexts.'Scott says we need to understand how and why such texts are constructed, and cites convincing (and enjoyable) examples. A more valuable (and subversive) book than the ... title suggests. - Michael Duffy, Times Educational SupplementChapter 1 Introduction: Educational Literacy; Chapter 2 Reading Policy Texts; Chapter 3 Reading Research Reports; Chapter 4 Reading the Written Media; Chapter 5 Making Connections; Chapter 6 The Educationally Literate Teacher;David Scott is Senior Lecturer in Curriculum at the Open University. His previous publications include Realism and Educational Research: New Perspectives and Possibilities published by RoutledgeFalmer.USCopyright ? 2000 David Scott