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9780415498289 0415498287 'Every now and then there comes a book on education to make the blood course through your veins and steel your resolve that 'It doesn't have to be like it is'; you know after reading it that something else better is possible. Well here's another. Written with passion and incisiveness in equal measure, it will lift the spirits and re-energise all who are engaged in education not simply as a means of earning a living but as a way of changing the world for the better.' Tim Brighouse (formerly Chief Education Officer in Birmingham and London Schools Commissioner; Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education University of London)What is education, what is it for and what are its fundamental values? How do we understand knowledge and learning? What is our image of the child and the school? How does the ever more pressing need to develop a more just, creative and sustainable democratic society affect our responses to these questions?Addressing these fundamental issues, Radical Education and the Common School : a Democratic Alternative contests the current mainstream dominated by markets and competition, instrumentality and standardisation, managerialism and technical practice. The book argues instead for a new public education, showing it is possible to think and practice differently. There are alternatives!The authors argue for a radical education with democracy as a fundamental value, care as a central ethic, a person-centred education that is education in the broadest sense, and the image of the rich child. Radical education should be practiced in the 'common school', a school for all children in its local catchment area, age-integrated, human scale, focused on depth of learning and based on team working. A school understood as a public space for all citizens, a collective workshop of many purposes and possibilities, and a person-centred learning community, working closely with other schools and with local authorities. The book concludes by examining how we might bring such transformation about.Written by two of the leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers a wide vista of education for children and young people. Vivid examples from a range of stages of education are used to explore the full meaning of radical democratic education and the common school and how they can work in practice. It connects rich thinking and experiences from the past and present to offer direction and hope for the future. It will be of interest and inspiration to all who care about education - teachers and students, academics and policy makers, parents and politicians., 'Every now and then there comes book on education to make the blood course through your veins and steel your resolve that 'It doesn't have to be like it is'; you know after reading it that something else better is possible. Paulo Freire's 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' and John Holt's 'How Children Fail' spring to mind as well known examples. Well here's another to stand alongside their work. Written with passion and incisiveness in equal measure, it will lift the spirits and re-energise all who are engaged in education not simply as a means of earning a living but as a way of changing the world for the better' - Sir Tim BrighouseWhat is the purpose of education, and what is the image of the modern school?Radical Education and The Common School seeks the answers to these critical questions by exploring a particular idea of education and the school. Arguing that the true measure of education does not lie in either high productivity or performativity, the authors suggest that it is possible to think and practice differently, offering effective resistance to dominant discourse and present the ideas of 'Radical Education' and 'The Common School' as the means by which current educational policy and practice can move forward.The school is understood as a public space and place of encounter for the local community and a collaborative workshop, in which many projects are possible ' social, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, economic and political. Present case-study examples of the common school in radical education in practice in the UK and Europe are used to explore the meaning of radical education, which is inscribed with certain key values of solidarity, inclusion, connectivity and experimentalism, and the ways in which it might be implemented Issues explored include:key elements that define different degrees and kinds of 'radical' change;The value of theories such as Robert Unger's 'democratic experimentalism' in bringing about major, long-term change through cumulative, piecemeal reforms;The ways in which it may be possible to develop opportunities for radical education and the common school to be achieved.Written by leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers the whole field of education for children and young people, from birth to 18 years. It works across historical, contemporary and future perspectives, drawing on leading thinkers and educational experiences, past and present, to provide inspiration for analysis of the current situation and of future possibilities.It will be of interest to practitioners including early childhood and school teachers, academics and some policy makers, as well as students from undergraduate to M-level., Arguing that the true measure of education does not lie in either high productivity or performativity, the authors present the ideas of 'Radical Education' and 'The Common School' as the means by which current educational policy and practice can move forward.Using case-study examples to explore the meaning of radical education - which is inscribed with certain key values of solidarity, inclusion, connectivity and experimentalism - the authors explore:Key elements that define different degrees and kinds of 'radical' changeThe value of theories such as Robert Unger's 'democratic experimentalism' in bringing about major, long-term change through cumulative, piecemeal reformsThe ways in which it may be possible to develop opportunities for radical education and the common school to be achievedWritten by leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers the whole field of education, from birth to 18 years. It works across historical, contemporary and future perspectives, drawing on leading thinkers and educational experiences, past and present, to provide inspiration for analysis of the current situation and of future possibilities. It will be of interest to teachers, students from undergraduate to M-level, as well academics and researchers., What is education, what is it for and what are its fundamental values? How do we understand knowledge and learning? What is our image of the child and the school? How does the ever more pressing need to develop a more just, creative and sustainable democratic society affect our responses to these questions? Addressing these fundamental issues, Fielding and Moss contest the current mainstream dominated by markets and competition, instrumentality and standardisation, managerialism and technical practice. They argue instead for a radical education with democracy as a fundamental value, care as a central ethic, a person-centred education that is education in the broadest sense, and an image of a child rich in potential. Radical education, they say, should be practiced in the 'common school', a school for all children in its local catchment area, age-integrated, human scale, focused on depth of learning and based on team working. A school understood as a public space for all citizens, a collective workshop of many purposes and possibilities, and a person-centred learning community, working closely with other schools and with local authorities. The book concludes by examining how we might bring such transformation about. Written by two of the leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers a wide vista of education for children and young people. Vivid examples from different stages of education are used to explore the full meaning of radical democratic education and the common school and how they can work in practice. It connects rich thinking and experiences from the past and present to offer direction and hope for the future. It will be of interest and inspiration to all who care about education - teachers and students, academics and policy makers, parents and politicians., What is the purpose of education? What is the image of the modern school? This book seeks the answers to these critical questions. Arguing that the true measure of education does not lie in either high productivity or performativity, the authors present the ideas of 'Radical Education' and 'The Common School' as the means by which current educational policy and practice can move forward.
9780415498289 0415498287 'Every now and then there comes a book on education to make the blood course through your veins and steel your resolve that 'It doesn't have to be like it is'; you know after reading it that something else better is possible. Well here's another. Written with passion and incisiveness in equal measure, it will lift the spirits and re-energise all who are engaged in education not simply as a means of earning a living but as a way of changing the world for the better.' Tim Brighouse (formerly Chief Education Officer in Birmingham and London Schools Commissioner; Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education University of London)What is education, what is it for and what are its fundamental values? How do we understand knowledge and learning? What is our image of the child and the school? How does the ever more pressing need to develop a more just, creative and sustainable democratic society affect our responses to these questions?Addressing these fundamental issues, Radical Education and the Common School : a Democratic Alternative contests the current mainstream dominated by markets and competition, instrumentality and standardisation, managerialism and technical practice. The book argues instead for a new public education, showing it is possible to think and practice differently. There are alternatives!The authors argue for a radical education with democracy as a fundamental value, care as a central ethic, a person-centred education that is education in the broadest sense, and the image of the rich child. Radical education should be practiced in the 'common school', a school for all children in its local catchment area, age-integrated, human scale, focused on depth of learning and based on team working. A school understood as a public space for all citizens, a collective workshop of many purposes and possibilities, and a person-centred learning community, working closely with other schools and with local authorities. The book concludes by examining how we might bring such transformation about.Written by two of the leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers a wide vista of education for children and young people. Vivid examples from a range of stages of education are used to explore the full meaning of radical democratic education and the common school and how they can work in practice. It connects rich thinking and experiences from the past and present to offer direction and hope for the future. It will be of interest and inspiration to all who care about education - teachers and students, academics and policy makers, parents and politicians., 'Every now and then there comes book on education to make the blood course through your veins and steel your resolve that 'It doesn't have to be like it is'; you know after reading it that something else better is possible. Paulo Freire's 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' and John Holt's 'How Children Fail' spring to mind as well known examples. Well here's another to stand alongside their work. Written with passion and incisiveness in equal measure, it will lift the spirits and re-energise all who are engaged in education not simply as a means of earning a living but as a way of changing the world for the better' - Sir Tim BrighouseWhat is the purpose of education, and what is the image of the modern school?Radical Education and The Common School seeks the answers to these critical questions by exploring a particular idea of education and the school. Arguing that the true measure of education does not lie in either high productivity or performativity, the authors suggest that it is possible to think and practice differently, offering effective resistance to dominant discourse and present the ideas of 'Radical Education' and 'The Common School' as the means by which current educational policy and practice can move forward.The school is understood as a public space and place of encounter for the local community and a collaborative workshop, in which many projects are possible ' social, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, economic and political. Present case-study examples of the common school in radical education in practice in the UK and Europe are used to explore the meaning of radical education, which is inscribed with certain key values of solidarity, inclusion, connectivity and experimentalism, and the ways in which it might be implemented Issues explored include:key elements that define different degrees and kinds of 'radical' change;The value of theories such as Robert Unger's 'democratic experimentalism' in bringing about major, long-term change through cumulative, piecemeal reforms;The ways in which it may be possible to develop opportunities for radical education and the common school to be achieved.Written by leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers the whole field of education for children and young people, from birth to 18 years. It works across historical, contemporary and future perspectives, drawing on leading thinkers and educational experiences, past and present, to provide inspiration for analysis of the current situation and of future possibilities.It will be of interest to practitioners including early childhood and school teachers, academics and some policy makers, as well as students from undergraduate to M-level., Arguing that the true measure of education does not lie in either high productivity or performativity, the authors present the ideas of 'Radical Education' and 'The Common School' as the means by which current educational policy and practice can move forward.Using case-study examples to explore the meaning of radical education - which is inscribed with certain key values of solidarity, inclusion, connectivity and experimentalism - the authors explore:Key elements that define different degrees and kinds of 'radical' changeThe value of theories such as Robert Unger's 'democratic experimentalism' in bringing about major, long-term change through cumulative, piecemeal reformsThe ways in which it may be possible to develop opportunities for radical education and the common school to be achievedWritten by leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers the whole field of education, from birth to 18 years. It works across historical, contemporary and future perspectives, drawing on leading thinkers and educational experiences, past and present, to provide inspiration for analysis of the current situation and of future possibilities. It will be of interest to teachers, students from undergraduate to M-level, as well academics and researchers., What is education, what is it for and what are its fundamental values? How do we understand knowledge and learning? What is our image of the child and the school? How does the ever more pressing need to develop a more just, creative and sustainable democratic society affect our responses to these questions? Addressing these fundamental issues, Fielding and Moss contest the current mainstream dominated by markets and competition, instrumentality and standardisation, managerialism and technical practice. They argue instead for a radical education with democracy as a fundamental value, care as a central ethic, a person-centred education that is education in the broadest sense, and an image of a child rich in potential. Radical education, they say, should be practiced in the 'common school', a school for all children in its local catchment area, age-integrated, human scale, focused on depth of learning and based on team working. A school understood as a public space for all citizens, a collective workshop of many purposes and possibilities, and a person-centred learning community, working closely with other schools and with local authorities. The book concludes by examining how we might bring such transformation about. Written by two of the leading experts in the fields of early childhood and secondary education, the book covers a wide vista of education for children and young people. Vivid examples from different stages of education are used to explore the full meaning of radical democratic education and the common school and how they can work in practice. It connects rich thinking and experiences from the past and present to offer direction and hope for the future. It will be of interest and inspiration to all who care about education - teachers and students, academics and policy makers, parents and politicians., What is the purpose of education? What is the image of the modern school? This book seeks the answers to these critical questions. Arguing that the true measure of education does not lie in either high productivity or performativity, the authors present the ideas of 'Radical Education' and 'The Common School' as the means by which current educational policy and practice can move forward.