Full Description
This book highlights decisions governments have to make about their public education systems, the options they have before them and the consequences of their decisions. As well as covering issues such as values, curriculum, teacher training, structures and so on, the book addresses education planning for epidemics, pandemics and disasters.
Education systems provide the foundations for the future wellbeing of every society, yet existing systems are a point of global concern. Education System Design is a response to debates in developing and developed countries about the characteristics of a high-quality national education service. It questions what makes a successful system of education. With chapters that draw on experience in education systems around the world, each one considers an element of a national education service and its role in providing a coherent and connected set of structures to ensure good education for all members of society.
Key topics include:
Existing education systems and what a future system might look like
Inclusion and social justice
Leadership and teacher education
Policy options, and the consequences of policy changes
This book suggests an education system be viewed as an ecosystem with interdependencies between many different components needing to be considered when change is contemplated. It is a vital book for any stakeholders in educational systems including students, teachers and senior leaders. It would be particularly useful to policy makers and those implementing policy changes.
Contents
Section 1 An Education Service for the Future: Values and Principles 1 Towards a Learning Education System? Globalisation, Change, Improvement and Accountability in Uncertain Times 2 Aims and Values: Direction with Purpose 3 Developing Your Vision: Principles and Implementation Challenges Section 2 England: A Case Study, A Vision and A Cautionary Tale 4 A "National Education Service": What Can We Learn From the Past? 5 Politics Aside: From Fragmentation to Coherence 6 Education England: From Chaos to Consensus Section 3 Issues of Social Justice and Inclusion 7 Social Mobility: A Working Class View 8 Selection by Wealth, Ability and Aptitude, and Faith: Good for a Country or Not? 9 School Segregation in England and the Logic of Exiting from the Public Education System 10 Special Education Needs and Disabilities 11 Adult and Further Education: The Impact of Austerity on Life Chances and Well Being Section 4 Curriculum, Assessment, Leadership and Accountability 12 The Curriculum: Developing Powerful Knowledge and Creative Knowhow 13 National Assessment Choices 14 Leadership, Innovation and Change 15 An Alternative Approach to Accountability and Inspection: Evaluation for Improvements in Finnish Teacher Education 16 Accountability Systems for Schools: Coercion or Cooperation? Section 5 Teacher Education 17 Reframing the Professionalism of Teachers 18 Initial Teacher Education: What Matters Most and What Has Worked Well 19 CPD, Knowledge Services and Research: 21st Century Solutions Section 6 Policy Options and Consequences 20 Policy Options and Consequences: What Has to be Done, When and With Whom 21 Education in Emergencies: pandemic/disaster planning for education sector continuity
