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Learning Beyond the Classroom: Education for a Changing World
Author(s): Tom Bentley (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: October 22, 1998
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 041518259X
- ISBN-13: 9780415182591
Book Description
This book argues that if we want to create a genuine learning society, we must recognise that learning takes place in every part of society and not just in formal educational systems.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘One of the key education books of the decade.’ – Times Educational Supplement
‘Demos at its best – well conceived and researched, cogently argued, grounded and forward looking.’ – Professor Howard Gardner, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
‘An excellent book: it anticipates the future and is grounded in practice.’ – Professor Michael Barber, Head, DFEE Standards and Effectiveness Unit
‘… I tend to agree with Dame Tamsyn Imison, Head of Hampstead High School, who wrote that this was the most exciting book she had read in a long time.’ – Professor John Tomlinson for Children and Society
About the Author
Tom Bentley is a senior researcher at Demos, the independent think-tank, and an adviser to David Blunkett MP, Secretary of State for Education and Employment. He was born and educated in East London and at Oxford University. His research areas include: young people, education, the future of work and the combating of social exclusion.
