1. Innovative School Reforms : International Perspectives on Reimagining Theory, Policy, and Practice for the Future
- Author
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Kim Beasy, Meg Maguire, Kitty te Riele, Emma Towers, Kim Beasy, Meg Maguire, Kitty te Riele, and Emma Towers
- Subjects
- Schools, Teaching, Education and state, Educational sociology, Inclusive education, International education, Comparative education
- Abstract
This book is a curated collection of international chapters focused on the reform of K-12 schools. Three key, yet different cultural, economic, and political settings are highlighted: Australia, the UK, and the US. Within their own context, each author details the required reforms that would maximize learning for all students. The intersectionalities of factors such a race, gender, class, ethnicity, disability, language, and economic inequities, are interrogated for their impact on the efficacy of reform strategies. Authors explore both a range of dysfunctional factors which have historically limited the efficacy of school reform initiatives, and detail a variety of forward-looking and cutting edge alternative reforms. Thus, this text can serve to stimulate a much need dialogue about the reconceptualization of schools in the future. Moreover, the cross-cultural analysis can focus this dialogue on both the similarities and differences in varying cultural settings.
- Published
- 2024