1st Edition

It's About Learning (and It's About Time) What's in it for Schools?

By Louise Stoll, Dean Fink, Lorna Earl Copyright 2003
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

The purpose of this book is to re-orient the current agenda in education towards learning. The recent emphasis has been on achieving standards through managing schools, teachers and the teaching process. But the real purpose of schools was, is, and always will be about learning. In an increasingly complex, diverse and unpredictable world, it is necessary for schools and those working with them... Read more
1. Why Learning 2. Learning About Learning 3. Pupil Learning at the Centre 4. Teachers on a Learning Curve 5. Leadership for Learning and Learning for Leadership 6. The Learning Community: Learning Together and Learning from One Another 7. Enhancing Capacity for Learning

Biography

Stoll, Louise; Fink, Dean; Earl, Lorna

'This attempt to link the broad sweep of time and global change to the point where pupil and teacher meet is ambitious ... but the result is a challenging and interesting read.' - Times Educational Supplement

'It's About Learning (and it's About Time) is a compact, readable and highly accessible book that will provide both a useful introductory overview for those embarking on academic study in education and a refreshing, thought-provoking stimulus to practitioners in the field'. - Educational Review