From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery by Frank Coffield

From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery by Frank Coffield

From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery passionately calls for educators to challenge the dominant market-led model of education and instead build a more democratic one, better able to face threats such as environmental damage; intensified global competition; corrosive social inequalities in and between nations in the world; and the need for a new, just and sustainable economic model.

The book documents how education policy has led to schools and universities becoming exam factories and further education colleges becoming skills factories. The authors analyze neo-conservative agendas and conclude that solutions pursued in this way will only strengthen social inequalities and corrode the security and professionalism of educators. They then set out an educational balance sheet that captures the strengths and weaknesses of the present system of education, drawn from England and from education debates across the developed world. They use this evidence to propose an alternative future for education, which builds communities of discovery by realising the collective creativity of students and educators through democracy. They explain how this alternative is better suited to current times and refer to organizations that have embraced this approach to solve problems such as how to re-engage disaffected youth.

The authors conclude by asking Can we do it? and warn us of what we may face if we don't act. This book is written as a call to action for all educators working in a wide variety of settings - in schools, colleges and universities, in work-based learning and within communities - and for those interested in education policy.

Bill Williamson has been a professional sports journalist since 1990. He has covered the NFL since 1996. He was a Vikings' beat writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press from 2000-04. He spent eight years at ESPN covering the NFL and is currently an NFL senior writer for Cox Media. He resides in Northern California with his wife, Coleen.

Eric Thompson is an avid sports fan and dedicated contributing writer for the Daily Norseman, one of the most popular Vikings football blogs within SBNation.

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ISBN 13	9780854739172
ISBN 10	0854739173
Title	From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery
Author	Frank Coffield
Series	Bedford Way Papers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Institute of Education
Year published	2011-11-29
Number of pages	102
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