Creating People Centred Schools: Cultures and hierarchies in schools: changing school cultures as well as structures
This audiotape is linked to Creating People Centred Schools learning guide, but carries debates which could also be used in a free-standing way by anyone interested in school organization and change. more
Creating People Centred Schools: The learning organization
This audiotape is linked to Creating People Centred Schools learning guide, but carries debates which could also be used in a free-standing way by anyone interested in school organization and change. more
Creating People Centred Schools. Video: The School as Community Approach
We visit a community which has developed a successful schools-as-community approach through a network of schools managed by a coordinating body. Reflection on the schools-as-community approach leads to some conclusions on lessons learnt, and there is useful discussion on commonalities, differences – and relative strengths – of the two models of organizational development and change. more
Creating People Centred Schools. Video: The School as Organisation Approach
We learn more about the organizational approach during the course of a visit to a school that has successfully implemented this model. Participants are also interviewed. more
Creating People Centred Schools
By visiting schools, in this video we learn more about two approaches to school change and improvement: the school-as-organization model based on internal reflection and action; and the schools-as-community approach based on networking. more
Creating People Centred Schools Video: Introduction
Visuals of how historical and social problems have impacted on schools. The fact that schools may also be badly managed leads to the question of how they might be better managed. more
Learners and Learning. Audio Part 6: Teachers talking about teaching
The audiotape includes interviews and discussions that cover three key questions: What is learning? Is there a difference between everyday learning and school learning? How do we teach to enable learning?. For the most part of the 84 minutes of recording we listen to the views of experts who provide interesting and valuable insights and debates. These require careful listening, though, and... more
Learners and Learning. Audio Part 5: Teaching with learning in mind
The audiotape includes interviews and discussions that cover three key questions: What is learning?; Is there a difference between everyday learning and school learning? How do we teach to enable learning?. For the most part of the 84 minutes of recording we listen to the views of experts who provide interesting and valuable insights and debates. These require careful listening, though, and... more
Learners and Learning. Audio Part 4: The importance of books, reading and language
The audiotape includes interviews and discussions that cover three key questions: What is learning? Is there a difference between everyday learning and school learning? How do we teach to enable learning?. For the most part of the 84 minutes of recording we listen to the views of experts who provide interesting and valuable insights and debates. These require careful listening, though, and... more
Learners and Learning. Audio Part 3.2: What is the difference between everyday learning and school learning?
The audiotape includes interviews and discussions that cover three key questions: What is learning?; Is there a difference between everyday learning and school learning? How do we teach to enable learning?. For the most part of the 84 minutes of recording we listen to the views of experts who provide interesting and valuable insights and debates. These require careful listening, though, and... more