Michael Golby
Biographic Data
| ID | 6362034 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Golby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Golby |
| SIGNATURE | GOLBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Case study method
Critical Educational Studies in Zimbabwe
What advanced study ought to be available to teachers? This paper presents an account of a study conducted in the University of Zimbabwe. This study is characterised by critical features: it demonstrates historical, moral and political awareness. The Zimbabwean situation is such that the function of schooling in relation to its religious origins and in relation to political authorities is demonstrably problematic. It is suggested that what is pro…
Some researchers’ understanding of primary teaching
This article is a critique of a research paper taken as representative of its kind. We believe that the work under review exhibits important defects in conceptualizing the relationship between knowledge and teaching and in turn between educational research and the improvement of practical teaching. If educational research is to contribute to the improvement of teachers’ practice, it must adopt a more sophisticated view of what teaching is and, co…
Teacher Education
School Governors
The new role of school governor poses questions about the proper conduct of these new authorities in regard to the professional work of schools. Schools have unique purposes and for that reason metaphors for their governors’ conduct from commerce and from democratic decision-making have important limitations as well as some strengths. Schools need to account for their use of public funds, but they are not institutions whose main purpose is profit…
A Consultative Mode for Inset
In common with other Departments of Education, Exeter University, School of Education has had to come to terms with, and adapt to, the changed arrangements for in‐service provision which the new funding arrangements have brought since 1986. We believe that opportunities exist within the new settlement for a still closer focus on practice and for a more productive consultation between partners. In this paper we report on one carefully evaluated ep…
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A Consultative Mode for Inset
In common with other Departments of Education, Exeter University, School of Education has had to come to terms with, and adapt to, the changed arrangements for in‐service provision which the new funding arrangements have brought since 1986. We believe that opportunities exist within the new settlement for a still closer focus on practice and for a more productive consultation between partners. In this paper we report on one carefully evaluated ep…
School Governors
The new role of school governor poses questions about the proper conduct of these new authorities in regard to the professional work of schools. Schools have unique purposes and for that reason metaphors for their governors’ conduct from commerce and from democratic decision-making have important limitations as well as some strengths. Schools need to account for their use of public funds, but they are not institutions whose main purpose is profit…
Critical Educational Studies in Zimbabwe
What advanced study ought to be available to teachers? This paper presents an account of a study conducted in the University of Zimbabwe. This study is characterised by critical features: it demonstrates historical, moral and political awareness. The Zimbabwean situation is such that the function of schooling in relation to its religious origins and in relation to political authorities is demonstrably problematic. It is suggested that what is pro…
Some researchers’ understanding of primary teaching
This article is a critique of a research paper taken as representative of its kind. We believe that the work under review exhibits important defects in conceptualizing the relationship between knowledge and teaching and in turn between educational research and the improvement of practical teaching. If educational research is to contribute to the improvement of teachers’ practice, it must adopt a more sophisticated view of what teaching is and, co…
Teacher Education
Case study method
Mathematics education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work)