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Lessons from abroad: Whatever happened to pedagogy?

Elliott, J.G.

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This paper considers attempts to import pedagogic practices from other educational systems. In so doing, it focuses upon policymakers’ attempts to: (a) import interactive whole class teaching approaches to the UK (and, to a lesser extent, the US); and (b) export learner-centred pedagogies, largely derived from Anglo-American theorising and practice, to industrialised and developing countries that often vary greatly in educational performance. The paper explains why such initiatives have largely proven ineffective, yet notes that while UK policymakers have largely moved away from pedagogic concerns to issues of teacher quality and expectation, learner-centred approaches continue to be proffered as a solution to the educational problems of many traditional societies. Finally, the paper concludes by emphasising student academic motivation and engagement, rather than specific pedagogic practices, as key to the differential performance of industrialised countries in international comparisons.

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Elliott, J. (2014). Lessons from abroad: Whatever happened to pedagogy?. Comparative Education, 50(1), 27-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050068.2013.871835

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 30, 2013
Online Publication Date Feb 20, 2014
Publication Date Feb 20, 2014
Deposit Date Feb 24, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Comparative Education
Print ISSN 0305-0068
Electronic ISSN 1360-0486
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 50
Issue 1
Pages 27-44
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03050068.2013.871835

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