Thrive (the Purpose Of Schools In A Changing World)

By (author) Hannon Valerie; By (author) Peterson Amelia
Description:
Every generation faces challenges, but never before have young people been so aware of theirs. Whether due to school strikes for climate change, civil war, or pandemic lockdowns, almost every child in the world has experienced the interruption of their schooling by outside forces. When the world we have taken for granted proves so unstable, it gives rise to the question: what is schooling for? Thrive advocates a new purpose for education, in a rapidly changing world, and analyses the reasons why change is urgently needed in our education systems. The book identifies four levels of thriving: global – our place in the planet; societal – localities, communities, economies; interpersonal – our relationships; intrapersonal – the self. Chapters provide research-based theoretical evidence for each area, followed by practical international case studies showing how individual schools are addressing these considerable challenges. Humanity''s challenges are shifting fast: schools need to be a part of the response.
Table 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.
Review quote:
''Drawing on careful scholarship as well as vivid examples of practice, Thrive is an impressive reflection on education in our time.'' Howard Gardner, Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Review quote:
''Valerie Hannon and Amelia Peterson paint an unsettling picture of the growing gap between the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that tomorrow''s world will require and what our current school systems provide. But the most compelling part of the book lies in the scenarios and answers it provides to close this gap, and to do so not by replacing schools but by reimagining and transforming them.'' Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Biographical note:
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.
Promotional headline:
Thrive explores the purpose of education in a transforming world and how young people can thrive in this unpredictable environment.