دانلود کتاب Innovating Schools

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Foreword Table of Contents Introduction - Schooling for Tomorrow and Lifelong Learning Background and approaches Schooling for lifelong learning Curriculum issues Convergence or divergence? Innovation and reform Part I. Historical Lessons and Future Perspectives Chapter 1. Constructing the School Curriculum for the Global Society Introduction The school curriculum in the modern nation state What are the similarities and differences between the areas of curriculum knowledge selected in each of the countries? Table 1. Areas of knowledge in the school curriculum of selected - Asian Pacific countries In what way is the school curriculum subject to policy direction? Why have governments in the Asia-Pacific region, irrespective of their ideological complexion... Constructing the school curriculum in a borderless world: from control to leadership Theoretical issues: from single to multiple conceptions of the school curriculum Figure 1. Multiple perspectives on the school curriculum Defining key competences for all students Highlighting the role of citizenship education Focusing on ethical behaviour and moral education A sense of community in a fragmenting world? Chapter 2. Invariants and Change in Schools and Education Systems The focus on the invariants of education Schools: constantly criticised – but they survive Educability and change The structure of educational authority The constants of schools as formal organisations Selection, assignment, assessment School objectives Temporal and spatial arrangements The constancy of schools’ latent functions Part II. Innovation and Change Chapter 3. Schools and the Future: the Key Role of Innovation Introduction The changing world of work and employment The changing character of schooling The challenge of home schooling Specialist schools Whither the inner-city common school? Investing in educational innovation Innovation and reform Keeping track of innovation and change Unresolved tensions Chapter 4. Innovation in Education: Managing the Future? Introduction Policies for innovation Three conceptions of policies for innovation in education National policies for innovation The meaning of innovation in education and training The theoretical basis The effects of innovation on education and training Different conceptions of the generalisation of innovation The desire to know the future Educational and political systems that support innovation Part III. Policies and Perspectives from Japan Chapter 5. Japanese Educational Reform: Towards the 21st Century Schooling in the era of lifelong learning Central Council for Education’s report Revising the National Curriculum Guidelines (Courses of Study) The five-day school week Promoting diversity in upper secondary schools Chapter 6. The Caring Flexible School for Tomorrow Introduction The caring school environment Schooling beyond time and space The increasing gap among the pupils: old and new stories Conclusions Rapporteur’s Conclusions Adapting the objectives of the school Developing new relationships Redefining the content A new learning infrastructure? Conclusion: why reform is not innovation Appendix. International Examples of Innovative Schools: a Synthesis Introduction Key aims and outcomes Organisation and methods – new and traditional Technological and international influences on school organisation Class and teaching organisation The traditional alongside the new The key role of teachers The schools’ links to their different communities Schools, parents, local communities Employers and corporations Post-school education institutions Networking and innovation The school or schools of the future? Processes of innovation Innovative schools in favoured or disadvantaged environments? Notes References