Education in a Multicultural Environment: Equity Issues in Teaching and Learning in England

William F. Boyle; Marie Charles

doi:10.1108/S1479-358X(2012)0000008011

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Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis

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Education in a Multicultural Environment: Equity Issues in Teaching and Learning in England

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Title:	Education in a Multicultural Environment: Equity Issues in Teaching and Learning in England
Author(s):	William F. Boyle, Marie Charles
Volume:	8 Editor(s): Carol Camp Yeakey ISBN: 978-1-78052-032-2 eISBN: 978-1-78052-033-9
Citation:	William F. Boyle, Marie Charles (2012), Education in a Multicultural Environment: Equity Issues in Teaching and Learning in England, in Carol Camp Yeakey (ed.) Living on the Boundaries: Urban Marginality in National and International Contexts (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis, Volume 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.143-157
DOI:	10.1108/S1479-358X(2012)0000008011 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	The paper focuses on the auditing and accountancy paradigm which has dominated educational measurement of pupil performance for the last 20 years in England. The advocates of this minimum competency paradigm do not take account of the results of its dominance. These results include ignorance of the heterogeneous complexity of groups within societies which exist now internationally and the reduction in pedagogy and curriculum experience to a ‘one size fits all’ model of teaching concentrated on the tested subjects. This is complemented by the ‘recitation script’ style of pedagogy in schools based on coverage, delivery, completion and measurement rather than interpretation and analysis to support the complexity and diversity of individual learning needs.