Thrive - The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World

List of contents

1. The need for purpose: why we have to ask 'why?'; 2. New answers to 'why'; 3. The context for a new purpose: an age of disruption; 4. What does it mean to 'thrive' - globally?; 5. Pathfinders for a thriving planet; 6. Stronger together: building thriving societies; 7. Pathfinders for thriving societies; 8. The inter-personal purpose; growing strong bonds; 9. Pathfinders for thriving relationships; 10. Me, myself and I: towards the thriving self; 11. pathfinders for the thriving self; 12. Agency: a key outcome for learners; 13. From schools to learning ecosystems; 14. Beyond beautiful exceptions: the challenge of scale; 15. Getting purposeful.

About the author

Valerie Hannon co-founded the Innovation Unit and the Global Education Leaders' Partnership and is a consultant advisor to OECD and various education ministries worldwide. Recent publications include Learning a Living (2013).Amelia Peterson is part of the founding faculty of the London Interdisciplinary School and has taught previously at the London School of Economics and a large secondary school in England. She holds a PhD in Education from Harvard University.

Product details

• Authors: Valerie Hannon, Valerie Peterson Hannon, Hannon Valerie, Amelia Peterson, Amelia (Harvard University Peterson, Peterson Amelia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108819978
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81997-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Home Schooling, EDUCATION / Curricula, EDUCATION / Distance, Open & Online Education, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Curriculum planning & development, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy, Open learning, home learning, distance education, Open learning, distance education, Curriculum planning and development, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, EDUCATION / Schools / General, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy