1st Edition

Rethinking Schools and Renewing Energy for Learning Research, Principles and Practice

By Kris Van den Branden Copyright 2019
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Rethinking Schools and Renewing Energy for Learning presents a comprehensive view on the major challenges educators face in the 21st century, and the ways in which schools can make a difference. It describes key principles that can serve as guidelines for tackling those challenges in an effective and manageable way, looking both at what children should learn, and what they want to learn.... Read more

Chapter 1. Major challenges for education in the 21st century



Chapter 2. Defining the goals of 21st century education



Chapter 3. The kick of learning



Chapter 4. Effective education in the 21st century



Chapter 5. Assessment for sustainable learning



Chapter 6. Maximal learning opportunities for all



Chapter 7. The power of teachers



Chapter 8. A whole village or a whole world?



Chapter 9. Conclusion

Biography

Kris Van den Branden is Professor and the current Head of the Teacher Education Department at the Faculty of Arts of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.