Tomorrow's schools : towards integrity / edited by Chris Watkins, Caroline Lodge, and Ron Best.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watkins, Chris.

Lodge, Caroline.

Best, Ron, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.

Education.

Educational change--Great Britain.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today's schools are subject to increasing demand and constraint; their work is more complex and fast changing than ever before; politicians and press demand quick fixes. This book paints the picture of a new integrity for our schools as they face a challenging future. Themes addressed include:* schools as places of learning and integrity* the curriculum* family, child and intercultural perspectives* community relations* policy and governance.The authors demonstrate how a connected approach is necessary if schools are to hold themselves together and play a key r

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; From here to integrity; Integrity and uncertainty; why young people need doubtful teachers; The child; Curriculum for the future; 'Now just compose yourselves'; personal development and integrity in changing times; Stand and deliver; the teacher's integrity?; Schools as places of learning and integrity; Family relationships, learning and teachers; keeping the connections; Prospective institutional inequities, interculturalism and education in Britain; Schools for communities; Policy and governance; And how will we get there from here?; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-56717-0

1-134-56718-9

1-280-10845-2

0-203-46824-4

0-203-24558-X

9780203468241

OCLC:

559983411