Schooling for Life

by Shuttleworth, Dale E.

• ISBN13: 9780802098115
• ISBN10: 0802098118
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-30
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

It is my belief that the impending challenge to our civilization will not be how to cope with the future shock of a rapidly developing technology of material abundance but, rather, how to live with less. The pre-eminence of institutional schooling, either as a form of moral suasion to inculcate the masses in the age-old values or as a human assembly line feeding the economy, must give way to the learning needs of individuals struggling to reorient their lifestyles. This reordering of priorities will produce the most profound sense of change our society has experienced since the Great Depression ... Our present system of schooling by technician must give way to a new concept of teacher as change agent. This person will continue to stress literacy as a basic life skill, a fundamental on which to build patterns of lifelong learning. However, other basic skills must include cooperative problem solving, social and emotional fulfilment, and the ability to identify, analyse, develop, and use resources as part of a process of learning to cope with continuous change.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Embracing Diversity	p. 3
Education for Community Living	p. 10
Learning in the Heights	p. 17
Flemington Road Community School	p. 36
Politics and Education	p. 53
Work Group Process	p. 73
Learning Exchange System	p. 90
Learnxs and Community Education	p. 132
Alternatives in Education	p. 148
Community Service Partnerships	p. 173
Youth Ventures	p. 185
The Communities of York	p. 197
Education for Economic Development	p. 223
Building an Enterprising Culture	p. 254
Training for Social Enterprise	p. 271
What Is Old Can Be New Again	p. 313
Blueprint for Renewal	p. 339
References	p. 349
Index	p. 357
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