Chris Comber
Biographic Data
| ID | 5873106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Comber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Comber |
| SIGNATURE | COMBER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Elite’ career‐changers in the teaching profession
Evidence linking teacher quality and the ‘performance’ of education systems has led to a widespread emphasis on improving the quality of entrants to teaching. In the USA and UK particularly, policymakers have encouraged entrants who have been highly successful in other careers to switch to teaching, on the assumption that they bring distinctive attributes/competences that will not only enable them to become successful teachers, but to improve lea…
Introducing Information and Communication Technologies into Schools
This article considers the impact of Superhighways technology on schools in the UK, in terms of the debate concerning the development of the conditions of postmodernity. In particular, it charts how the collapse of boundaries associated with postmodernism may have affected traditional divisions within schooling, following the introduction of broadband connectivity and Internet capability to schools and colleges. The authors review the broad appro…
Changes in Patterns of Teacher Interaction in Primary Classrooms
For the past two decades there has been persistent controversy regarding the effectiveness of the different teaching methods used in the English primary classroom. One of the earliest studies of the primary classroom, the ORACLE study, described the typical behaviours of teachers and pupils. Since that time there have been various interventions designed ‘to change the way that primary teachers teach’. The research reported here evaluates the succ…
Classroom Practice and the National Curriculum in Small Rural Primary Schools
With the introduction of the National Curriculum primary teachers have come under increasing pressure from the Office for Standards in Education and other government agencies to change the ways they teach. However, the research evidence is equivocal as to the changes which have taken place at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 over the last 5 years. This article argues that part of the problem stems from the way that characteristics of classroom organis…
The National Curriculum
Recent calls for primary schools to provide specialist expertise across the curriculum have presented a particular challenge to small schools (roll
Effects of Age, Gender, and Training on Musical Preferences of British Secondary School Students
The effects of age, gender, and musical training on preference ratings for 12 musical style categories were investigated in a sample of 278 British secondary school pupils drawn from the 11–12- and 15–16-year-old age-groups. There were no significant age x gender interactions, but a number of significant main effects were found. There was a general decline in liking with age, and this was particularly apparent for “serious” styles, although those…
Jimmie the Kid
Changes in Patterns of Teacher Interaction in Primary Classrooms
For the past two decades there has been persistent controversy regarding the effectiveness of the different teaching methods used in the English primary classroom. One of the earliest studies of the primary classroom, the ORACLE study, described the typical behaviours of teachers and pupils. Since that time there have been various interventions designed ‘to change the way that primary teachers teach’. The research reported here evaluates the succ…
Effects of Age, Gender, and Training on Musical Preferences of British Secondary School Students
The effects of age, gender, and musical training on preference ratings for 12 musical style categories were investigated in a sample of 278 British secondary school pupils drawn from the 11–12- and 15–16-year-old age-groups. There were no significant age x gender interactions, but a number of significant main effects were found. There was a general decline in liking with age, and this was particularly apparent for “serious” styles, although those…
Classroom Practice and the National Curriculum in Small Rural Primary Schools
With the introduction of the National Curriculum primary teachers have come under increasing pressure from the Office for Standards in Education and other government agencies to change the ways they teach. However, the research evidence is equivocal as to the changes which have taken place at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 over the last 5 years. This article argues that part of the problem stems from the way that characteristics of classroom organis…
The National Curriculum
Recent calls for primary schools to provide specialist expertise across the curriculum have presented a particular challenge to small schools (roll
Elite’ career‐changers in the teaching profession
Evidence linking teacher quality and the ‘performance’ of education systems has led to a widespread emphasis on improving the quality of entrants to teaching. In the USA and UK particularly, policymakers have encouraged entrants who have been highly successful in other careers to switch to teaching, on the assumption that they bring distinctive attributes/competences that will not only enable them to become successful teachers, but to improve lea…
Introducing Information and Communication Technologies into Schools
This article considers the impact of Superhighways technology on schools in the UK, in terms of the debate concerning the development of the conditions of postmodernity. In particular, it charts how the collapse of boundaries associated with postmodernism may have affected traditional divisions within schooling, following the introduction of broadband connectivity and Internet capability to schools and colleges. The authors review the broad appro…
Jimmie the Kid
Effects of Age, Gender, and Training on Musical Preferences of British Secondary School Students
The effects of age, gender, and musical training on preference ratings for 12 musical style categories were investigated in a sample of 278 British secondary school pupils drawn from the 11–12- and 15–16-year-old age-groups. There were no significant age x gender interactions, but a number of significant main effects were found. There was a general decline in liking with age, and this was particularly apparent for “serious” styles, although those…
The National Curriculum
Recent calls for primary schools to provide specialist expertise across the curriculum have presented a particular challenge to small schools (roll
Classroom Practice and the National Curriculum in Small Rural Primary Schools
With the introduction of the National Curriculum primary teachers have come under increasing pressure from the Office for Standards in Education and other government agencies to change the ways they teach. However, the research evidence is equivocal as to the changes which have taken place at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 over the last 5 years. This article argues that part of the problem stems from the way that characteristics of classroom organis…
Changes in Patterns of Teacher Interaction in Primary Classrooms
For the past two decades there has been persistent controversy regarding the effectiveness of the different teaching methods used in the English primary classroom. One of the earliest studies of the primary classroom, the ORACLE study, described the typical behaviours of teachers and pupils. Since that time there have been various interventions designed ‘to change the way that primary teachers teach’. The research reported here evaluates the succ…
Introducing Information and Communication Technologies into Schools
This article considers the impact of Superhighways technology on schools in the UK, in terms of the debate concerning the development of the conditions of postmodernity. In particular, it charts how the collapse of boundaries associated with postmodernism may have affected traditional divisions within schooling, following the introduction of broadband connectivity and Internet capability to schools and colleges. The authors review the broad appro…
Elite’ career‐changers in the teaching profession
Evidence linking teacher quality and the ‘performance’ of education systems has led to a widespread emphasis on improving the quality of entrants to teaching. In the USA and UK particularly, policymakers have encouraged entrants who have been highly successful in other careers to switch to teaching, on the assumption that they bring distinctive attributes/competences that will not only enable them to become successful teachers, but to improve lea…
Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Curriculum (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Primary education (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (2 works)