Creating the Future School (Student Outcomes and the Reform of Education) [Paperback]

Hedley Beare (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 9, 2000 | Series: Student Outcomes and the Reform of Education

This fascinating book is based on the changes to schooling that a five year-old, Angelica will see in her lifetime. It is divided into two parts: the first describes how schools are viewed by society; the second considers practical responses that schools can make to keep up with change. Creating the Future School predicts that the career of teaching will change and the work of the professional educator will differ significantly from what has been the traditional teaching role in schools of the twentieth century. The book addresses principals, senior members of school staff, teachers, governors and policy makers and aims to open up the reader's awareness to the profound shift in society and how society views its schools.

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'[Hedley Beare has] made a significant contribution to Australian life.' - The Bulletin

'Creative and innovative.' - The Bulletin

Hedley Beare has been nominated as one of ten 'creative and innovative' educationalists who have 'made a significant contribution to Australian life' by The Bulletin magazine in Australia in conjunction with Microsoft.

Winner of the Inaugural Award for Educational Writing from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) 2002.

The annual Inaugural Award for Educational Writing presented by the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) has now been named after Hedley who is the National Patron of ACEL.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Hedley Beare is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Melbourne

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (November 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415238692
• ISBN-13: 978-0415238694
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,840,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Angelica's Future School, June 6, 2001

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Tong Kai Hong Anthony (Hong Kong, China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creating the Future School (Student Outcomes and the Reform of Education) (Hardcover)

Man's worst mortal fear is the fear of facing an unknown future. As the world is changing at a maddening pace, teachers may feel themselves particularly vulnerable. Chartered with the honourable yet onerous task of preparing the future lawyers, doctors, architects or economic pillars in their communities, teachers cannot escape the duty to try to create the "future schools" campatible with the new mode of living in a global village. From the very first pages, I was made a captive reader. Through the eye's of the five-year old Angelica, I saw graphically how the evolving scenes would require the rude awakening of many education workers to build a new vision for education. Fortunately, the author Hedley Beare was quite forthcoming about definitive approaches that teachers could adopt. Unlike authors who dodge the real issues and couch their recommendations in a nest of "ifs", the author overtook the gloomy preamble to paint a plausible frame for action. In summary, this book is highly recommended for educators whose crystal ball is cloudy as they are plunged into the unknown known as the knowledged base society.

5.0 out of 5 stars Schools- the big picture and the future., March 11, 2001

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Dr Neil MacNeill "Dr Neil MacNeill" (Ellenbrook, Western Australia, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creating the Future School (Student Outcomes and the Reform of Education) (Paperback)

"Creating the future school"- Hedley Beare

While many parents, teachers and students revel in the static conservatism of education as we have come to know it, Hedley Beare sounds the clarion trumpet blast of a paradigm shift. Beare's creative analysis of future trends is not new but his contribution is that he makes great sense in translating those trends to school operations.

The story of Angelica, the future's child, personalizes the changes that will affect the children of this Century and it reiterates the coming globalisation that will be a reality to this next generation.

The section on teachers as knowledge workers emphasises what has long been ignored by writers in the business management sector. If we are to become a learning society then we need to re-examine the role of teachers and schools in our society. Beare reminds us that with all teachers (in Australia) holding four year degrees from universities, teaching is moving from a craft to a profession.

The book is well worth a place in school administrators' professional reading lists. And, the theses Beare proposes will help principals get their heads around the big picture and the new world of opportunities.