1st Edition

Hope and Education The Role of the Utopian Imagination

By David Halpin Copyright 2003
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

This book is a rallying cry to teachers at a time when many in the profession feel profoundly pessimistic about their work and the future of education. In this uplifting book, David Halpin suggests ways of putting the hope back into education, exploring the value of and need for utopian thinking in discussions of the purpose of education and school policy. David Halpin does not attempt to predict... Read more
1. Hope and its Significance for Education 2. Utopianism as a Vocabulary of Hope 3. Utopianism and Education: The Legacy of Thomas More 4. Utopian Realism and a Third Way for Education 5. Utopian Educational Management and Leadership 6. Deliberative Democracy and Utopian School Governance 7. A Utopian Cultural Core Curriculum 8. Putting Hope Back into Education

Biography

Halpin, Professor David

Times Educational Supplement Book of the Week, February 2003