Asking fundamental and often uncomfortable questions about the nature and purposes of formal education, this book explores the three main ways of looking at the relationship between formal education, individuals and society: * that education improves society * that education reproduces society exactly as it is * that education makes society worse and harms individuals. Whilst educational policy documents and much academic writing and research stresses the first function and occasionally make reference to the second, the third is largely played down or ignored. In this unique and thought-provoking book, Clive Harber argues that while schooling can play a positive role, violence towards children originating in the schools system itself is common, systematic and widespread internationally and that schools play a significant role in encouraging violence in wider society. Topics covered include physical punishment, learning to hate others, sexual abuse, stress and anxiety, and the militarization of school. The book both provides detailed evidence of such forms of violence and sets out an analysis of schooling that explains why they occur. In contrast, the final chapter explores existing alternative forms of education which are aimed at the development of democracy and peace. This book should be read by anyone involved in education - from students and academics to policy-makers and practitioners around the world.
The specific focus of this review concerns research on the relations within and between schools, communities and local governance institutions and their combined influence on access within local contexts.
School Administration
The Legislative Basis for School Governance
Working Successfully with People: Effective Middle Management in Secondary Schools
At Pyles Elementary School (Anaheim, California), a 1st grade class is reading Franklin Wants a Pet (Bourgeois, 1999). Franklin the turtle needs to decide what kind of pet he should get. The teacher asks the class a question to elicit ...
The Cambridgeshire Management Workshop: Professional Development and Practical Guidance for School Life in the 90's
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This report describes the implementation of The Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative and its effects on student achievement, other school outcomes, and principal retention.
" --Michael Fullan, professor emeritus and former dean, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education "In this exceptional book, Susan Moore Johnson urges readers to strengthen the features of teachers' work environments ...
The project aims to build knowledge and appreciation of Australia's social, cultural, linguistic and religious diversity, and the ability to relate to and communicate across cultures"--Publisher's website.