Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Series Editors' Introduction; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Life in Schools and Classrooms: Past, Present and Future (An Overview); References; Chapter 2: The Research and Writing of Professor Maurice Galton: His Contribution to the Field; Introduction; The Context of Research on Teaching 1960-2015; References; Part II: Historical, International and Policy Perspectives; Chapter 3: Social Learning Norwegian Classrooms and Schools: Educational Research in Perspective; Introduction; Social Learning: Central Dimensions

Analysing Research on Social Learning: A Typology Differentiation Strategies and Integration Strategies; Network Strategies and Knowledge Strategies; Network Strategies; Knowledge Strategies; Comparative Longitudinal Research on Social Learning Based on Children's Voices and Data: A Norwegian Example; School Development Strategies; Recruitment Strategies; Discussion: Social Learning, Norwegian Patterns in Perspective; Social Learning and 'Evidence-Based' Teaching; Social Learning When Teachers Are Considered to Be the Educational Challenge; Social Learning and the Voice of Children

Social Learning, 'Peer Society' and Ageism Social Learning in Abstract Schools; References; Chapter 4: How Research Messages Get Sidetracked by Governments; Introduction; The Quality of Social Science Research; Government Misinterpretations of PISA; Additional Problems with Politicians, Governments, and Their Relationship to Educational Research; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: The Development of Research on Small Class Teaching in China; Introduction; The Effectiveness of Developments During the Past 16 Years; Developments at Different Stages

The Results of Practical Exploration Platform for Exchanging and Sharing Ideas; Classroom Setting; Teaching Strategies and Methods; Theoretical Research; The Bottleneck Resulting in Educational Policy Reform; High-Speed Development in Urbanization; The Rebound in Birth Rate; Strategies and Solutions to Present Difficulties; The Value Consensus of SCE; The Implications of International Research; A Local Theoretical Construction for China; References; Chapter 6: Teacher Education and the University: The Global Reform Imperative; References

Chapter 7: What Type of Pedagogy Is Required in Schools and Classrooms to Support Sustainable Green Growth? A Case Study of Hong Kong Within the International Context Introduction: The Purpose of Schools; Case Study of Hong Kong: Does Teaching in Hong Kong Classrooms Help Change the Attitudes, Understandings and Behaviour of Learners in Ways That Are Compatible with Caring for the Environment?; Research Method; Results; Students' Perceptions of the Effect of Liberal Studies Programme on Environmental Knowledge; Students' Perceptions of the Effect of Liberal Studies Programme on Environmental Behaviour.