Transforming Learning in Schools and Communities: The Remaking of Education for a Cosmopolitan Society

Lingard, Bob (Editor)/ Ranson, Stewart (Editor)/ Nixon, Jon (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1441180060 / ISBN 13: 9781441180063

Published by Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2012

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340 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transforming Learning in Schools and Communities: The Remaking of Education for a Cosmopolitan Society
• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441180060
• ISBN 13: 9781441180063
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.5 kilograms

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Synopsis

Many educators have been looking for a fundamentally different approach to engage young people and encourage progress in learning. Supported by recent public policy developments, a transformation is beginning to take place in the practice of many schools. The focus of learning is shifting away from the child as an individual in a classroom detached from the surrounding neighbourhood to a learning community that embraces carers and families as well as young people and teachers. This monograph analyses the organising principles of this cultural transformation and considers how it will shape learning in schools and communities throughout the world. The book brings together key thinkers from the fields of new learning, new communities of educational practice and new forms of educational governance. Arguing for the necessary interconnectedness of pedagogy, institutions and governance, this ground-breaking book will undoubtedly shape the policy agenda in this area for years to come.

About the Authors

Bob Lingard is a Professorial Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, Australia and Emeritus Professor in Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Jon Nixon was Honorary Professor in the Center for Lifelong Learning Research and Development at the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and Visiting Professor at Middlesex University, UK.

Stewart Ranson is Professor of Education and Deputy Director of Research at the University of Warwick, UK.