James, Mary and McCormick, Robert Teachers learning how to
learn. Teaching and Teacher Education, 25(7), School pupils
learning how to learn (LHTL), aimed at helping them develop
learning autonomy, requires teachers to develop new classroom
practices. Hence teachers LHTL is equally important. The TLRP
‘Learning How to Learn in Classrooms, Schools and Networks’
project researched how practices were developed by teachers in
40 primary and secondary schools in England. Quantitative data
were collected using teacher and pupil questionnaires, and
qualitative data came from interviews with head teachers, school
project co-ordinators and a sub-sample of classroom teachers.
Some teachers were also observed and video-recorded. External
constraints made it difficult for teachers to promote pupils'
learning autonomy, unless they fundamentally changed the nature
of classroom tasks and climate. A key factor was teachers' own
engagement in collaborative classroom-focused inquiry. However,
to be successful, this needed to b