5th iNet International Conference, 26 28 November 2008

By Hedley Beare

This pamphlet challenges educationalists to ‘imagine other ways’ – how they as individuals and their schools and education systems can most appropriately respond to the demands of the 21st century.

By much respected Australian educator Hedley Beare, it brings together recent thoughts from around the world to help school leaders in ‘the task of educational transformation.' 

The pamphlet answers the question, ‘What is an imaginary?’, then in successive chapters addresses issues in the future of education:       

• Obsolescent means worn out but still in use
• Networks, the basic metaphor of the new imaginary
• The curriculum and the creation of new knowledge
• Schools as interactive networks of learners
• From a hierarchical to a networked organisation
• Living systems, networks of live cells
• Global citizens of an interactive planet
• The 21st century city: an interactive community.

Finally, it asks the key question: What imaginary is your school using?

• Read the first chapter
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