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In introducing this collection of readings meant to help guide trainee teachers in their reflections on secondary schools in Malta, I would like to draw on my own professional knowledge and experience to provide further stimulus for thought and debate. Critical thought and debate is of the essence in all things educational, for in my view, one of the first and most important lesson to whoever takes up a career in teaching is that in education, there is no perfectly right solution and possibly no absolutely wrong proposal. It is important to keep this in mind, as we attempt to consider Malta’s secondary school in the light of the development of the educational system over the years. The present structural and cultural makeup of the Maltese secondary education sector cannot be fully understood if the analysis overlooks the historical context which moulded its development. Maltese secondary education did not develop in a systematic and coherent manner. During particular epochs, boundless enthusiasm was evinced towards particular policies and models, only to be followed by strategies leading to a different orientation. I hope to see the evolution of a Secondary school curriculum that will introduce the concept of imparting competencies and values and not focus solely on the acquisition of knowledge. And, even in the limited field of acquiring knowledge, I hope to see pedagogy shifting its emphasis from examination coaching to real mastery of content. These objectives should he reached through an organic school programme that allows scope for individual school/class preferences, whilst not tolerating lackadaisical random unfocussed toing and froing. The curriculum will emerge as the core feature on which the education provision of a school will be judged. It may be a surprise to some of our readers that this self evident truth is not as yet the norm. - The secondary school curriculum should expect the pupil to more and more participate and take charge of her/his learning.

Inside secondary schools : a Maltese reader

Edited by: Christopher Bezzina, Antoinette Camilleri Grima, David Purchase, Ronald G. Sultana.

Published by Indigo Books

Published in 2002

Copyright © The contributors 2002

ISBN: 99932-46-04-2

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Issue Date	Title	Author(s)
2002	Understanding and catering for student difference	Sultana, Ronald G.
2002	Classroom interaction in Maltese secondary schools	Darmanin, Mary
2002	School cultures	Fenech, Joseph
2002	Student support	Bezzina, Christopher; Camilleri Grima, Antoinette; Purchase, David; Sultana, Ronald G.
2002	Maltese education system	Testa, Mario
2002	Becoming a reflective practitioner	Chetcuti, Deborah A.
2002	The curriculum	Borg, Carmel; Mayo, Peter
2002	Assessment issues in Maltese secondary schools	Grima, Grace
2002	Classroom management	Bezzina, Christopher; Fenech, Joseph
2002	Bilingualism across the curriculum : an aim and a means	Camilleri Grima, Antoinette
2002	The process of learning	Bonanno, Philip

Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 11 of 11

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