Explores the concept of academic and personal tutoring and brings together theoretical arguments; activities in schools and classrooms; and observations gleaned from the authors' own research. This book recognises the important role of the personal tutor in working individually with his or her students.
Kate Bullock is a Senior Lecturer the Department of Education at the University of Bath. Formerly a teacher of science, she has been a research officer and lecturer in Higher Education since 1979. She has wide experience of research and evaluation in the areas of student learning, educational relationships and school organization.
Felicity Wikeley is a senior lecturer and Director of Studies for Research in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. She has taught across the age range from pre-school to adults and has been a researcher and lecturer in higher education since 1989. Her main interests are educational relationships, particulary those of parents and their children; school effectiveness and school improvement.