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Introduced and edited by Patricia Dowsett, this book includes an overview of Ian Reid’s professional activities, extending from linguistics and literacy to curriculum development, literary criticism, and creative writing. It provides insights into his approaches to education policy, theory, and practice, serving as a foundational text for understanding the nature and extent of his influence and highlighting particularly his ongoing relevance to contemporary English education. This book provides an appraisal and curated selection of Reid’s remarkable body of work, which has made a profound and lasting impact on a range of fields, establishing him as an international leader in English teaching, literary studies, and curriculum reform in schools and universities. It comprises 20 of his key papers written over a span of some 45 years and structured around the influential concept of ‘framing’, with an Afterword written exclusively for this publication. Background notes indicating contexts of Reid’s work situate each item within the preoccupations of its period and indicate how it continues to be pertinent. Practical questions posed at the end of every chapter capture the interconnections between theory and practice over the years. An essential read for academics and students of curriculum studies, education policy, as well as English language teaching, this book makes a significant contribution to the historical understanding of this expansive field and offers a valuable resource for reimagining current practices in curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. It will appeal to readers with varying levels of familiarity and interest in the subject.

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Author:   Patricia Dowsett
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781041301745

ISBN 10:   104130174
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   12 June 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Prologue 1. Memory Loss and Retrieval (2016) Framing English 2. The Crisis in English Studies (1982) 3. Whatever Happened to English? (1996) Framing Literature 4. The Literary Workshop (1984) 5. Beyond the Cinderella Syndrome: Other Sides of the Story (1984) 6. Reading as Displacement and Time Travel (2013) 7. Framing the Literature Curriculum (2017) 8. What Do We Now Make of ‘Literature’? (2024) Framing Pedagogy 9. Enacting Curriculum Demands in Classroom Situations (2000) 10. The Persistent Pedagogy of Growth (2003) 11. Literature Teaching and Literary Experience Since the Growth Model (2016) Framing Literacy 12. Textual Practice, Literacy and the Curriculum (1993) 13. Hasten Slowly: Educating Literacy Educators (1993) 14. From Capabilities to Habits: Across the Literacy Threshold and Beyond (1994) Framing Genre 15. A Generic Frame for Debates about Genre (1987) 16. Redesigning Courses for English/Literature/Writing (1988) 17. How Do We Know What Kind of Text We are Reading? (1994) Framing Student Writing 18. Reviewing (1987) 19. Bookmaking (1991) 20. Cooking (with or without recipes) (1995) Afterword 21. Written Language: The Core of English Teaching (2026)

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Patricia Dowsett is research fellow in Assessment Development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and was previously lecturer in Secondary English Education, Edith Cowan University, Australia. Ian Reid is an Adjunct Professor in English and Creative Writing, School of Humanities, University of Western Australia as well as Principal of ReidMac Consulting Services, Australia.

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