Thrive : the purpose of schools in a changing world / Valerie Hannon, Amelia Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannon, Valerie, author.

Peterson, Amelia (Educationist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education.

Public schools.

Education--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Every generation faces challenges, but never before have young people been so aware of theirs. Whether due to school strikes for climate change, civil war, or pandemic lockdowns, almost every child in the world has experienced the interruption of their schooling by outside forces. When the world we have taken for granted proves so unstable, it gives rise to the question: what is schooling for? Thrive advocates a new purpose for education, in a rapidly changing world, and analyses the reasons why change is urgently needed in our education systems. The book identifies four levels of thriving: global - our place in the planet; societal - localities, communities, economies; interpersonal - our relationships; intrapersonal - the self. Chapters provide research-based theoretical evidence for each area, followed by practical international case studies showing how individual schools are addressing these considerable challenges. Humanity's challenges are shifting fast: schools need to be a part of the response.

Contents:

The need for purpose : why we have to ask 'why?'

New answers to 'why'

The context for a new purpose : an age of disruption

What does it mean to 'thrive'

globally?

Pathfinders for a thriving planet

Stronger together : building thriving societies

Pathfinders for thriving societies

The inter-personal purpose : growing strong bonds

Pathfinders for thriving relationships

Me, myself, and I : towards the thriving self

Pathfinders for the pathfinders for the thriving self

Agency : a key outcome for learners

From schools to learning ecosystems

Beyond beautiful exceptions : the challenge of scale

Getting purposeful.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108877152

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.