Bertram C. Bruce

Beyond the Classroom Walls (eBook, PDF)

Imagining the Future of Education, from Community Schools to Communiversities

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book asks readers to adopt a critical and comprehensive view of education (pre-K to lifelong learning) as existing both within classroom walls, and in the surrounding world, including communities and workplaces. It presents an integrated view of online learning, community schools, communiversities, and learning through work. Our educational systems are organized in ways that make this integration difficult. We have elaborate systems of formal instruction--academies, schools, universities, and training institutes--all to facilitate learning within the walls. At the same time we have ample opportunities for learning in the wild. Unfortunately these systems diverge to the point that they do little to support learning that allows us to draw from both of the realms of knowledge. But it is possible to bring together learning within the walls with that beyond the walls. Moreover it is crucial to make these connections in the world of today. In order to bring together the classroom and daily life we need an educational system that does that as well.The book provides a coherent account of how schooling can and should relate to learning beyond the classroom walls.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765171134
• Artikelnr.: 74844875

Autorenporträt

Bertram C. Bruce is currently a Professor Emeritus in Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. His work contributes to a tradition of democratic education, asking "How can we guide the educational enterprise by an ethical vision, not simply a technocratic one of transmitting isolated facts and skills?" His career combines a philosophical perspective with passionate work directly with communities in the US and many other countries throughout the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Foreword, Andy Kaplan Preface Acknowledgements Bibliographic Note Introduction Part I. Communication and Education Chapter 1. Models of Communication Chapter 2. Schooling and Society Profile: Claudia
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Chapter 3: Beyond the Walls of Formal Education Part II. Education in Crisis Chapter 4. Crises in Education Chapter 5. A Dreadful Crisis Part III. Learning in the Wild Profile: Caroline Haythornthwaite Chapter 6. Learning Online Profile: Ching-Chiu Lin Chapter 7. Community Engagement Through Work Part IV. The Third Mission Profile: Ebru Aktan Chapter 8. Community Schools Profile: Dave Leake Chapter 9. Precursors of the Communiversity Part V. Communiversity Profile: Udgum Khadka Chapter10. Ruptures of Community Engagement Profile: Ann Peterson-Kemp Chapter 11. Community as Curriculum Conclusion: "Walk Beside" Versus "Talk To" Glossary About the Author Index