The New Imperatives of Educational Change by Dennis Shirley

The New Imperatives of Educational Change by Dennis Shirley

The New Imperatives of Educational Change is a clarion call to move beyond the standardized testing and marketplace competition that have become pervasive in school systems to focus instead on creating the conditions that will encourage all students to become critical and independent thinkers.

"Every now and then that rare book is published that provides a dramatic new argument for a better future for our schools and societyThe New Imperatives of Educational Change is such a game changer. Meticulously researched and persuasively argued, here is a book that marshals a wealth of new international evidence on behalf of a broad and humanistic education. It is essential reading for educators, policy makers, and the public."

—Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute and Charles E. Ducommun Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, US

"In this deeply humane book, doing what is right for students as whole and happy individuals, developing their gifts, skills and talents, comes first. But the picture is completed by finally acknowledging that in public education, the individual is not the only beneficiary. Creative, compassionate, critical thinkers are essential to a just and democratic society where all can live and thrive together. It’s more than a contribution to our economy. Dennis Shirley rejects the notion that we educate our children so that they can all get good jobs. We educate our children so that we can all live in a good society."

—Lily Eskelsen García, President, National Education Association, US

"Dennis Shirley applies his prodigious knowledge and experience, and inventive mind to produce a powerful framework for understanding the past and shaping the future of educational change. His critique of existing ‘imperatives’ is incisive and devastating in exposing the fundamental flaws of system change models of the past 30 years. A refreshing and insightful read on a big topic."

—Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto, CA

Dennis Shirley is Professor of Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Educational Change.

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ISBN 13	9781138926936
ISBN 10	1138926930
Title	The New Imperatives of Educational Change
Author	Dennis Shirley
Series	Routledge Leading Change Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2016-11-10
Number of pages	158
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