| Description |
185 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The context -- 2. Young people's comments about school -- 3. Comparisons with previous generations -- 4. Past and present: comments from sixth formers -- 5. Looking forward: comments from sixth formers -- 6. Ways ahead: some visions considered -- 7. Interview with David Blunkett MP -- 8. Interview with Professor Tim Brighouse -- 9. Interview with Anita Higham OBE -- 10. Interview with Professor Richard Pring -- 11. Interview with Dr. Nick Tate -- 12. Interview with Professor Ted Wragg -- 13. Values and vision: social justice -- 14. Danish perspectives: comments from sixth formers -- 15. Interview with Margrethe Vestager |
| Summary |
"This is a book for anyone who cares about education and which brings to life the 'conversations between generations'. In the first part young people from secondary schools around Britain talk about what they enjoy and what they find difficult about school, what matters to them about teachers and classrooms, what it's like being at school in the UK and what changes they'd like to make. Their comments are interspersed with an analysis of the vision offered by contemporary writers as to how things might change as the 21st century gathers momentum. In the second part, David Blunkett, Tim Brighouse, Anita Higham, Richard Pring, Nick Tate and Ted Wragg respond to the young people's comments and offer their own ideas and beliefs as to what is important. Finally, by drawing comparisons with Denmark and using the views of Danish young people and Margrethe Vestager, this book offers its own vision for education in the years ahead |
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It promises an exciting and thought provoking read."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education, Secondary -- Great Britain.
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High schools -- Great Britain.
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High school students -- Great Britain -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| LC no. |
00035613 |
| ISBN |
0335204678 paperback |
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0335204686 hb |
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