Future Proofing Education Leonie Rowan, Chris Bigum ... of small instances of transformation, this book seeks to explore the role that teachers and schools have/can/should seek to prepare diverse learners for these diverse futures.
Author: Leonie Rowan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789400726420
Category: Education
Page: 242
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In this book we outline an optimistic, aspirational and unashamedly ambitious agenda for schooling. We make cautious use of the concept of ‘future proofing’ to signal the commitment of the various authors to re-thinking the purposes, content and processes of schooling with a view to ensuring that all children, from all backgrounds are prepared by their education to make a positive contribution to the futures that are ahead of them. The book focuses on issues relating to technology and social justice to re-examine the traditional relationship between schools and technology, between schools and diverse learners, and between schools, children and knowledge. Drawing from examples from around the world, the book explores practical ways that diverse schools have worked to celebrate diverse understandings of what it means to be a learner, a citizen, a worker in these changed and changing times and the ways different technologies can support this agenda.