Christine Harrison – författare

First published in 1999, this volume is a collection of essays focused on the theme of partnership with parents in social work practice with children and families. It covers issues relating to the quality of care and preparation for aftercare, particularly children’s identity needs and preparation for life after care which are highlighted in the Quality Protects programme. It developed from an action research project, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and conducted by the editors a Warwick University between 1993 and 1996. Through teaching activities associated with the implementation of the Children Act 1989 the editors became aware that there were many parents who had lost contact with both their child and their child’s social workers after their child had entered the care system. These were the ‘lost’ parents of the study. Partnership with parents has become an integral part of social work with children and families living together or apart. Inevitably it concerns many other people involved in the care of children and providing advice to individuals. Partnership permeates all aspects of relationships between parents, children and those providing care in place of parents. Consequently, the issues discussed in this book are of relevance to all those working directly or indirectly with children, parents and other relatives. Amongst these are social workers, family placement workers, carers and residential workers, team managers and policy makers in local authority social services departments, guardians ad litem, court welfare officers and lawyers acting for children or parents, children’s rights officers and advisers working in voluntary agencies which support families and children.

First published in 1999, this volume is a collection of essays focused on the theme of partnership with parents in social work practice with children and families. It covers issues relating to the quality of care and preparation for aftercare, particularly children’s identity needs and preparation for life after care which are highlighted in the Quality Protects programme. It developed from an action research project, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and conducted by the editors a Warwick University between 1993 and 1996. Through teaching activities associated with the implementation of the Children Act 1989 the editors became aware that there were many parents who had lost contact with both their child and their child’s social workers after their child had entered the care system. These were the ‘lost’ parents of the study. Partnership with parents has become an integral part of social work with children and families living together or apart. Inevitably it concerns many other people involved in the care of children and providing advice to individuals. Partnership permeates all aspects of relationships between parents, children and those providing care in place of parents. Consequently, the issues discussed in this book are of relevance to all those working directly or indirectly with children, parents and other relatives. Amongst these are social workers, family placement workers, carers and residential workers, team managers and policy makers in local authority social services departments, guardians ad litem, court welfare officers and lawyers acting for children or parents, children’s rights officers and advisers working in voluntary agencies which support families and children.

Tuff, Sadie & the Wild WestJoin in a Wild West adventure with the Hideout Kids!

After they have to leave New York best friends Tuff and Sadie dash across America in search of a mysterious town named Muleshoe. 

They battle train robbers, dodge stampeding buffalo, and fight off an attack led by the vicious bandit Fast Bull. Just when they think their dangerous journey is over, they are ambushed by “Big Nose” George Parrot, the meanest outlaw in the Wild West. 

Can they escape The Parrot Gang and find Muleshoe, the home of the Hideout Kids?

Hur kan du som lärare arbeta med formativ bedömning i årskurs F–5?

Betydande forskning visar att formativ bedömning är en av de högst rankade framgångsfaktorerna för elevers lärande i skolan. Syftet med formativ bedömning – eller bedömning för lärande – är att stödja och utveckla elevers lärande. Den skiljer sig därmed från s.k. summativ bedömning, vars huvudsakliga syfte är att rangordna elever eller mäta deras kunskaper.

Författarna skriver att bedömning för lärande ska:

Christine Harrison och Sally Howard beskriver olika strategier som fungerat i Primary School. De berättar också om hur lärare effektivt använt sig av framåtsyftande återkoppling och andra strategier som påverkar elevers lärande i det dagliga arbetet i klassrummet. Ett antal exempel presenteras, som kan anpassas till andra åldrar, andra ämnen och andra undervisningssituationer.

Författarna tar även upp vikten av utvärdering. De konstaterar att utvärdering är en viktig del i all skolutveckling. Den bör exempelvis ske kontinuerligt, i form av besök hos varandra, utbyte av idéer och resurser för att stödja ett professionellt lärande. Boken vänder sig till alla lärare som är intresserade av bedömningsfrågor och skolutveckling.

Det här är en översättning av skriften ”Inside the primary black box – Assessment for learning in the primary classroom”.

This book presents a new framework for how teachers develop their assessment capacity, based on a multi-year study conducted in four countries—Australia, Canada, England, and New Zealand—which focused on student-teacher learning in assessment throughout their initial teacher education programs. It examines how teacher learning is shaped by the complex dynamics of assessment capacity within larger teacher education contexts.  

The framework proposed here identifies four domains involved in cultivating assessment capacity and characterizes assessment learning as always integrating cognitive, philosophical, and moral dimensions with assessment’s social, emotional, and physical dimensions, while recognizing that each capacity is continually shaped by the learning context. The book draws on the survey of teacher education programs in each of the four focal countries and data from student teachers to shed light on how the various pedagogies, program structures, and policies encountered provide beginning teachers with codes for classifying and framing assessment capacity and form a template for developing this capacity throughout their careers.   

Offering suggestions for future research and teacher education practice, the book concludes with an outlook on future steps to cultivate teachers’ assessment capacity.