This fascinating book is based on the changes to schooling that a five year-old, Angelica will see in her lifetime. It is divided into two parts: the first describes how schools are viewed by society; the second considers practical responses that schools can make to keep up with change. Creating the Future School predicts that the career of teaching will change and the work of the professional educator will differ significantly from what has been the traditional teaching role in schools of the twentieth century. The book addresses principals, senior members of school staff, teachers, governors and policy makers and aims to open up the reader's awareness to the profound shift in society and how society views its schools.
Author(s): Hedley Beare
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 224
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
The myth of the unchanging school......Page 14
The big picture: why schools are being compelled to change their ways......Page 22
From an old world-view to a new......Page 24
From a society of factories to a society of knowledge workers......Page 36
New ways of knowing: implications for curriculum......Page 49
The networked universe......Page 67
From bureaucracy to enterprise networks......Page 78
Looking at the practicalities: how will schooling change?......Page 96
Schools which break the mould......Page 98
Choosing what future to have......Page 112
Building a manifesto for the school as a provider......Page 126
On reporting outcomes......Page 141
Reworking the curriculum within a new mindset......Page 157
Teachers for the school of the future......Page 179
A new kind of school......Page 199
Bibliography......Page 207
Index......Page 216
