ROBIN ALEXANDER

Publications

Of Robin Alexander’s 190 or so publications to date, the list below includes all books and monographs plus a selection of the most recent articles, chapters and reports.

Books and monographs

Alexander, R.J. (2008) Essays on Pedagogy, 212pp, London: Routledge

Alexander, R.J. (2008) Education for All, the Quality Imperative, and the Problem of Pedagogy, 53 pp, London: CREATE.

Alexander, R.J. (2008) Towards Dialogic Teaching: rethinking classroom talk, 4th edition, 60 pp, York: Dialogos. (First edition 2004).

Alexander, R.J. (2006) Education as Dialogue: moral and pedagogical choices for a runaway world, 43 pp, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education in conjunction with Dialogos.

Alexander, R.J. (2001) Culture and Pedagogy: international comparisons in primary education, 642pp + 24pp of plates, Oxford and Boston: Blackwell. (Winner of the 2002 American Educational Research Association Outstanding Book Award, and awarded 1st prize in the Society for Educational Studies Book Awards for 2002).

Alexander, R.J., Cohen, P., Mercer, M., Ramachandran, V. and Shukla, S. (2001) Reflections on Equity, Quality and Local Planning in the District Primary Education Programme, 65pp, Delhi: European Commission.

Alexander, R.J., Osborn, M., Phillips, D. (ed) (2000) Learning from Comparing: new directions in comparative educational research. Volume II: Policy, Professionals and Development, 266pp, Oxford: Symposium Books.

Alexander R.J., Broadfoot P., Phillips D. (ed) (1999) Learning from Comparing: new directions in comparative educational research. Volume I: Contexts, Classrooms and Outcomes, 302pp, Oxford: Symposium Books.

Alexander R.J. (ed) (1998) Time for Change: curriculum managers at work, 104pp, Warwick and Oxford: CREPE with the National Primary Centre.

Alexander R.J. (1997) Policy and Practice in Primary Education: local initiative, national agenda, 312pp, London and New York: Routledge.

Alexander R.J. (1996, revised editions 1997 and 2000) Other Primary Schools and Ours: hazards of international comparison, 39pp, University of Warwick: CREPE.

Alexander R.J. (1995) Versions of Primary Education, 338pp, London and New York: Routledge.

Alexander R.J.  (1994) Innocence and Experience: reconstructing primary education, 44pp, Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books.

Alexander, R.J., Rose, J., Woodhead, C. (1992) Curriculum Organisation and Classroom Practice in Primary Schools, 62 pp, London: DES.

Alexander R.J. (1992) Policy and Practice in Primary Education, 230pp, London and New York: Routledge.

Alexander R.J., Willcocks J., Kinder K.M. (1989) Changing Primary Practice, 335pp, London: Falmer Press.

Alexander R.J. (1984, revised edition 1988) Primary Teaching, 231pp, London: Holt Saunders, 1984. Revised second edition, London: Cassell.

Alexander R.J., Craft M., Lynch J. (ed) (1984) Change in Teacher Education: Context and Provision Since Robbins, 355pp, London: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.  U.S. edition published as Change in Teacher Education: Context and Provision in Great Britain,  New York: Praeger.

Adelman C., Alexander R.J (1982) The Self-Evaluating Institution: Practice and Principles in the Management of Educational Change, 212pp, London and New York: Methuen.

Alexander R.J., Ellis J. (ed) (1981) Advanced Study for Teachers, 141pp, Guildford: SRHE.

Alexander R.J., Whittaker J. (ed) (1980) Developments in PGCE Courses, 177pp, Guildford: SRHE.

Alexander, R.J., Wormald E. (ed) (1979) Professional Studies for Teaching, 165pp, Guildford: SRHE.

Selected recent articles, chapters and reports (2001-)

Alexander, R.J. (2008) ‘Pedagogy, curriculum and culture’ in Hall, K., McCormick, R., Murphy, P., Soler, J. (ed) Pedagogy and Practice: culture and identities, London: Sage, pp 3-27.

Alexander, R.J. (2008) ‘Pedagogy, culture and the power of comparison’, in Daniels, H., Lauder, H. and Porter, J. (ed) Routledge Education Companion, London: Routledge.

Alexander, R.J. (2008) ‘Towards a comparative pedagogy’, in Cowen, R. and Kasamias, A.M. (ed) International Handbook of Comparative Education, New York: Springer, pp 911-929.

Alexander, R.J. (2008) ‘Culture, dialogue and learning: notes on an emerging pedagogy’, in Mercer, N. and Hodgkinson (ed), Exploring Talk in Schools, London: Sage.

Alexander, R.J. (2008) 'Still no pedagogy? Principle, pragmatism and compliance in primary education' in N.Norris (ed) Curriculum and the teacher - 35 years of the Cambridge Journal of Education, London: Routledge, pp 331 - 357.

Alexander, R.J. and Hargreaves, L. (2007) Community Soundings: the Primary Review regional witness sessions, Cambridge: University of Cambridge Faculty of Education.

Alexander, R.J. (2007) 'Where there is no vision ...'. Forum, 49 (1 & 2), pp 187-199 (contribution to Plowden 40th anniversary special double issue of Forum).

Alexander, R.J. (2006) ‘Dichotomous pedagogies and the promise of cross-cultural comparison’, in Lauder, H., Brown, P., Dillabough, J.A., Halsey, A.H. (ed) Education, Globalization and Social Change, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 722-733.

Alexander, R.J. (2005) 'Education as Dialogue' (Sir Edward Youde Visiting Professorship Public Lecture, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 19 October 2005).

Alexander, R.J. (2005) ‘Culture, dialogue and learning: notes on an emerging pedagogy' (Keynote paper for the 2005 Conference of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology).

Alexander, R.J. (2005) ‘Talking to learn: oracy revisited’, in Conner, C. (ed) Teaching Texts, Nottingham: National College for School Leadership, pp 75-93.

Alexander, R.J. (2005) ‘The primary curriculum: an overdue case for reform’, in Wragg, E.C. (ed) Letters to the Prime Minister, London: New Visions Group.

Alexander, R.J. (2005) ‘Douglas Brown and post-war English education’ in Loades, D.M. (ed) Tributes to Douglas Brown, Cambridge: Perse School, 2005, pp 61-67.

Alexander, R.J. (2005) ‘Words and music’, in Loades, D.M. (ed) Tributes to Douglas Brown, Cambridge: Perse School, pp 18-22.

Alexander, R.J. (2005) The Teaching Through Dialogue Initiative, Year 1, London: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council, 27pp.

Alexander, R.J. (2004) ‘Excellence, enjoyment and personalised learning: a true foundation for choice?’, Education Review 18(1), pp 15-33.

Alexander, R.J. (2004) Talk for Learning: the second year, 43pp, Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council.

Alexander, R.J. (2004) ‘Still no pedagogy? Principle, pragmatism and compliance in primary education’, Cambridge Journal of Education 34(1), pp 7-33.

Alexander, R.J. (2004) ‘L’apprentissage, la civilité et la culture: perspectives internationales’ in DESCO (ed) L’apprentissage de la civilité à l’école: regards croisées, Paris: Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, pp 7-14.

Alexander, R.J. with members of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate (2003) The Education of Six Year Olds in England, Denmark and Finland: an international comparative study, 56pp, London: Ofsted (also available in Danish and Finnish translations).

Alexander, R.J. (2003) Talk for Learning: the first year, 36pp, Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council.

Alexander, R.J. (2003) ‘Pédagogie, culture et comparaison: visions et versions de l’école élémentaire’, La Revue Française de Pedagogie, 142, pp 5-19.

Alexander, R.J. (2003), ‘Talk in teaching and learning: international perspectives’, in QCA (ed) New Perspectives on Spoken English in the Classroom, London: QCA, pp 27-37.

Alexander, R.J. (2003) ‘Indicators of teaching quality: a model from comparative classroom research’, in Gautam, S.K.S. (ed) Indicators of Quality Education at the Elementary Stage, pp 230-261, Delhi: NCERT.

Alexander, R.J. (2003) ‘Oracy, literacy and pedagogy: international perspectives’, in Bearne, E., Dombey, H., Grainger, T. (ed) Interactions in Language and Literacy in the Classroom, pp 23-35, Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

Alexander, R.J. ‘The Curriculum in Successful Primary Schools’: a commissioned response, 11pp, London,  Ofsted, 2002.

Alexander, R.J. (2002) ‘Dichotomous pedagogies and the promise of comparative research’, American Educational Research Association, Rockville MD: ERIC Document ED478168, 18pp.

Mercer, M.M., Alexander, R.J., Ramachandran, H., Rao, P. and Singh, A .K. (2002) Final Report on the Evaluation of EC Support for Primary Education in India 122pp, Brussels: European Commission.

Alexander, R.J. (2001) ‘Border crossings: towards a comparative pedagogy’. Comparative Education 37(4), pp 507-23.

Alexander, R.J. (2001) ‘Basics, cores and choices: towards a new primary curriculum’. In J.Soler, A.Craft, H.Burgess (ed) Teacher Development: exploring our own practice, pp 20-40, London: Paul Chapman.

Newspaper articles

Robin Alexander writes occasionally for the national and educational press. Recent examples include:

'Testament to the power of 10’, Times Educational Supplement, 16 May 2008.
‘Testing times for primary assessment’, Times Educational Supplement, 2 November 2007. 

'Alternative vision for primary education', Times Educational Supplement, 13 October 2006.

‘The people’s voice’, Times Educational Supplement, 9 June 2006.

‘Primary schools’ (Part of the pre-election ‘Dear Prime Minister’ compilation), The Guardian, 19 April 2005.

‘Back to the drawing board’, Times Educational Supplement, 28 January 2005.

‘Talking to learn’, Times Educational Supplement, 30 January 2004.

‘For Blair, 1997 is Year Zero’, Times Educational Supplement, 19 September 2003.

‘Lessons for the chattering classes’ Times Educational Supplement, March 2001.

‘In any language, it’s good to talk’ Times Educational Supplement, 19 January 2001.

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