Understanding Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools

Understanding Learning & Teaching in Secondary Schools has been specifically written and developed to inform, support and guide anyone training to become a secondary school teacher today.

This comprehensive new text strikes a balance between the depth of theory and research covered and its practical application in the classroom. The authors introduce and explore key ideas and issues in an accessible, highly readable way, inviting you to reflect on your own practice and challenge both your own and others thinking.

Each chapter includes a wealth of features:

• Stop and reflect questions and practical tasks throughout each chapter allow you to develop your own practice.

• Case studies link theory to practical classroom issues.

• Critical synthesis features and links to further research in each chapter make this text ideal for anyone studying at Master's-level.

• Challenge your thinking encourages critical reflection and debate on topical issues in education.

Dr Alison Hramiak is a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.

Terry Hudson is the Regional Executive Director of the Teach First Initiative in Yorkshire and Humber. He was, until recently, Head of Post Compulsory and Secondary Education and Training at Sheffield Hallam University.