The name is absent

8.1 Responsive structures

a) Integrative function of group over PGCE course

Foundation Option Courses stood outside their academic and professional
1 ,
concerns. In the school groups attempts were made to enable students

to use the Option course as a place to explore or develop a particular

concern. Impressions suggest that this attempt is unlikely to be

successful where the Option Course primarily caters for non-Alter-

native Course students, essentially working within a different pedagogic

frame. However the possibility of producing an extensive sustained

piece of work in relation to the Option did give Alternative Course
students an opportunity for choice that may be utilised. Much depends
on the role of the school group tutor both in guiding students and

in knowing what it is they are doing.

topic of the seminar is a student’s essay for the History of Education

Option, supervised by a member of Option staff and discussed with the

Research Tutor as a part of the student^, s course work at

points in the year.

This week we're going to look at Social Control
and Education with SS3 - SS2 is going to look
at the Grace ( 1978 ) but we'll have to do that
later - this is based on your Foundaticn Option
- it starts off in the History of Education
but has a lot to do with what shcools, teachers
and kids are up to now - there are parallels.

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