Cover -- Study to Teach A guide to studying in teacher education -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Study: some guiding principles -- Introduction -- What do we know about learning? -- Constructivism and learning -- Making connections -- Models, metaphors and analogies -- Being an active learner -- Deep and surface approaches to learning -- Using language -- Thinking critically -- Metacognition -- Postscript -- References -- 2 Getting to know yourself as a learner -- What is learning? -- Getting to know yourself as a learner -- Strategies for improving your learning -- Studying under pressure -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Curriculum studies -- Introduction -- Three contributory disciplines: philosophy, psychology and sociology -- Curriculum studies -- Models of curriculum -- Developments in curriculum studies -- Summary -- Reference -- 4 Developing subject knowledge -- Introduction -- Content knowledge -- Curriculum knowledge -- Pedagogical content knowledge -- The importance of teachers' educational experiences and attitudes -- Constructing our own knowledge as teachers -- Summary -- References -- 5 Strategies and case studies -- Introduction: from styles to strategies -- Auditing subject knowledge: defining the field of knowledge -- The 'tools' in the learning strategies 'kit' -- Summary -- References -- 6 From starting point to fair copy: reading, writing and thinking -- Introduction -- Clarifying the task -- Finding a focus -- Talking about progress with tutors or peers -- Carrying out classroom-based work -- Writing up the fair draft (including referencing) -- The pains and the pleasures of study: some student conclusions -- References -- Appendix 6.1 -- 7 Using information and communications technology -- Accessing information and resources: hypertext, CD-ROMs and World Wide Web.

Learning in hyperspace -- Working at a distance -- Wordprocessing -- New kinds of authorship -- References -- 8 Presenting your work orally -- Introduction -- Structuring your presentation -- Preparation -- Communicating with your listeners -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 8.1 -- Appendix 8.2 -- 9 Starting your research project -- The context -- What do we understand by educational research? -- Doing research -- Conducting your research - approaches to adopt -- Writing up your research -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Establishing and maintaining professional working relationships -- Introduction -- Initial Teacher Training (ITT) -- Those returning to full- or part-time study -- Concluding comments -- References -- 11 Some final comments -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.