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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455496903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-56718-9

1-280-10845-2

0-203-46824-4

0-203-24558-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WatkinsChris

LodgeCaroline

BestRon <1945->

Disciplina

370/.941

Soggetti

Education - Aims and objectives - Great Britain

Educational change - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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