The Education We Need for a Future We Can′t Predict

Thomas Hatch, Jordan Corson, Sarah Gerth van den Berg

• Publisher: Corwin
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781071802083
• eBook ISBN: 9781071838501
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

Improve Schools and Transform Education

In order for educational systems to change, we must reevaluate deep-seated beliefs about learning, teaching, schooling, and race that perpetuate inequitable opportunities and outcomes. Hatch, Corson, and Gerth van den Berg challenge the narrative when it comes to the "grammar of schooling"--or the conventional structures, practices, and beliefs that define educational experiences for so many children—to cast a new vision of what school could be.

The book addresses current systemic problems and solutions as it:

• Highlights global examples of successful school change
• Describes strategies that improve educational opportunities and performance
• Explores promising approaches in developing new learning opportunities
• Outlines conditions for supporting wide-scale educational improvement

This provocative book approaches education reform by highlighting what works, while also demonstrating what can be accomplished if we redefine conventional schools. We can make the schools we have more efficient, more effective, and more equitable, all while creating powerful opportunities to support all aspects of students' development.

"You won't find a better book on system change in education than this one. We learn why schools don't change; how they can improve; what it takes to change a system; and, in the final analysis, the possibilities of system change. Above all, The Education We Need renders complexity into clarity as the writing is so clear and compelling. A powerful read on a topic of utmost importance."

~Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/Universtiy of Toronto

 

"I cannot recommend this book highly enough – Tom tackles long-standing and emerging educational issues in new ways with an impressive understanding of the challenging complexities, but also feasible possibilities, for ensuring excellence and equity for all students."

~Carol Campbell, Associate Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustration List
• Sidebar List
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• Part 1 Why Should Schools Change?
• 1 Increasing Access and Quality
• 2 Establishing Equitable Learning Opportunities
• 3 Learning with Purpose
• Part 2 Why Don’t Schools Change?
• 4 The “Grammar of Schooling” Always Pushes Back
• 5 Beliefs Endure, but Times Change
• Part 3 How Can Schools Improve?
• 6 From Common Concerns to High-Leverage Problems
• 7 Solving Problems and Developing Micro-Innovations
• Part 4 How Can Education Change?
• 8 The Conditions for Learning
• 9 From Possibilities to Practice
• Part 5 What Does It Take to Change School Systems?
• 10 Capacity-Building
• 11 Coherence and Common Understanding
• 12 Collective Responsibility
• Part 6 Conclusion
• 13 From Improvements to Movements
• 14 The Problems and Possibilities for Improvement in Every System
• References
• Index
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