Andy Goodwyn
Biographic Data
| ID | 5239149 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andy Goodwyn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andy |
| FAMILY NAME | Goodwyn |
| SIGNATURE | GOODWYN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bedfordshire |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Subject associations in a neo-liberal context
Following hot on the heels of NATE’s 60th anniversary (1963–2023) and marking the 60th anniversary of English in Education (which began in 1964 as NATE Bulletin), this issue of the journal focuses
Newbolt to Now
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of The Newbolt Report, the first official report about English, in spirit a liberal document, arguing for an emancipatory English. Since 1870 The School Subject of English [SSE] has experienced several historical phases. One phase [1980-92] is presented as a period of ‘harmonious practice’, arguing that it offers a positive view of a future in which SSE and its teachers are at one. SSE is a democratic and emancipa…
Special issue
Teaching is a highly skilled, demanding and fundamentally vital profession. This kind of statement can unite even politicians and the public and it is a truism that teachers are rightly proud to ac
Contested territories
Globally teachers are experiencing reductions to their autonomy and constraints on their professional practice through legislative impositions of limiting standards, external testing and narrowing curricula. This study explores the ways English educators find a balance between these external expectations, contemporary pressures, professional aspirations, and personal values. It was a qualitative investigation into the perceptions shared by thirty…
Machines to Think With? E-books, Kindles and English Teachers, the Much Prophesied Death of the Book Revisited
English teachers have a particular professional interest in developing their students as readers and this includes a very strong emphasis on literature. They are personal and professional enthusiasts for books and in the past have shown anxieties about threats to the book from computers and portable devices. The advent of e-readers, like the Kindle, brings a new dynamic to the field of reading with many teachers becoming enthusiastic users of suc…
Shaping Literacy in the Secondary School
This article examines the definitions of literacy in operation in secondary schools, and the relationship between official literacy policy and the practices of the agents responsible for implementing this policy. We trace the history of national ‘policy’ back to the Language Across the Curriculum movement of the 1970s as it provides an illustrative point of comparison with the first five years of the National Literacy Strategy. Drawing on empiric…
Shaping Literacy in the Secondary School
This article examines the definitions of literacy in operation in secondary schools, and the relationship between official literacy policy and the practices of the agents responsible for implementing this policy. We trace the history of national ‘policy’ back to the Language Across the Curriculum movement of the 1970s as it provides an illustrative point of comparison with the first five years of the National Literacy Strategy. Drawing on empiric…
Shaping Literacy in the Secondary School
This article examines the definitions of literacy in operation in secondary schools, and the relationship between official literacy policy and the practices of the agents responsible for implementing this policy. We trace the history of national ‘policy’ back to the Language Across the Curriculum movement of the 1970s as it provides an illustrative point of comparison with the first five years of the National Literacy Strategy. Drawing on empiric…
Machines to Think With? E-books, Kindles and English Teachers, the Much Prophesied Death of the Book Revisited
English teachers have a particular professional interest in developing their students as readers and this includes a very strong emphasis on literature. They are personal and professional enthusiasts for books and in the past have shown anxieties about threats to the book from computers and portable devices. The advent of e-readers, like the Kindle, brings a new dynamic to the field of reading with many teachers becoming enthusiastic users of suc…
Special issue
Teaching is a highly skilled, demanding and fundamentally vital profession. This kind of statement can unite even politicians and the public and it is a truism that teachers are rightly proud to ac
Contested territories
Globally teachers are experiencing reductions to their autonomy and constraints on their professional practice through legislative impositions of limiting standards, external testing and narrowing curricula. This study explores the ways English educators find a balance between these external expectations, contemporary pressures, professional aspirations, and personal values. It was a qualitative investigation into the perceptions shared by thirty…
Newbolt to Now
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of The Newbolt Report, the first official report about English, in spirit a liberal document, arguing for an emancipatory English. Since 1870 The School Subject of English [SSE] has experienced several historical phases. One phase [1980-92] is presented as a period of ‘harmonious practice’, arguing that it offers a positive view of a future in which SSE and its teachers are at one. SSE is a democratic and emancipa…
Subject associations in a neo-liberal context
Following hot on the heels of NATE’s 60th anniversary (1963–2023) and marking the 60th anniversary of English in Education (which began in 1964 as NATE Bulletin), this issue of the journal focuses
Sociology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (2 works) · History (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)