Overview

This book provides an answer to one of the key questions of our time: namely, what constitutes a good education. Presenting a ‘four-dimensional’ model, it directly considers the essential elements a good education should include. Through forging this framework and outlaying its origins, implications and practice, the book explains how a good contemporary education can be defined and implemented. From the premise that such educational essentials are neither the preserve of the elite nor a minimum standard, White's exploration keeps the child at the heart of the discussion, focusing on every pupil's worth, identity, interactions and development. The author offers a detailed and rigorous perspective reflecting on extensive professional experience, starting with a consideration of the current educational climate and progressing through the book's three parts: looking for a good education creating a model of good education applications, implications and implementation of the model. A Good Education recognises the transformative power of education and reflects on the importance of human factors: teachers' provision for their pupils and students' ability to flourish. This book is addressed to those actively engaged in or concerned about educational provision: graduates entering teaching, school leaders, policy-makers and parents. It also speaks more broadly to all those who know that a good education really matters.

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Author:   Margaret White
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781138576315

ISBN 10:   113857631
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   02 February 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: looking for good education Chapter 1. What is a good education? Chapter 2. In search of educational ethos Part 2: creating a model of good education Chapter 3. Foundational values: the essential heart Chapter 4. Character traits: living it out Chapter 5. Educational principles: distinguishing practices Chapter 6. Practical outcomes: end results Part 3: applications, implications and implementation of the four-dimensional model Chapter 7. The four-dimensional school: values and principles in practice Chapter 8. The four-dimensional curriculum: breadth of attainment at the academic core Chapter 9. The four-dimensional curriculum: breadth of attainment in the wider sphere Chapter 10. The four-dimensional subject: achieving heights of excellence Chapter 11. The four-dimensional lesson: encouraging depth of engagement Chapter 12. A four-dimensional vision: fostering length of endeavour Afterword

Reviews

This is a beautiful book. It is deeply personal, eminently practical, yet theoretically rooted. The dimensions - especially those in terms of traits of self and community - are brilliant. - Reuben Moore, Director of Leadership, Teach First This is a wonderful book. It is clear that Margaret White has been an outstanding teacher who has managed to capture and distil the key features of a good education. It is refreshingly honest and written without pretention and anyone who cares about the education of our children should read it. - David Hanson, Chief Executive IAPS A passion for education, in the fullest sense of the term, and a lifetime's teaching experience are evident on every page of this inspiring, creative and insightful book. It should be read by anyone directly or indirectly concerned in the great enterprise of ensuring children of all backgrounds are able to benefit from schooling that provides a truly rich and coherent personal formation. - James O'Donnell, Westminster Abbey Insightful, inspiring, and effervescent, this book distils the substance of what counts as a good education in the remarkable four-dimensional education model. With a humane and holistic approach, Margaret White brings to life her life-time reflections on education. At the heart of her reflections lies respect for the uniqueness of each individual student. This is compelling reading for practitioners of education and indeed for anyone who cares about education. - Violet Lo, Social innovator, Director and Founder Inclusive Business Lab, Hong Kong A `must-read' for educators and policy-makers. Margaret White has delivered a magnum opus addressing many of the crucial issues facing our schools today. - David Saunderson, Chief Executive Cantab Asset Management Margaret White's book shines a light on what makes a good education. It is full of insights and reflections on her personal experiences both of being educated and as an educator. She has developed a framework which stimulates reflection on the complexity and characteristics of a good education. The book is also practical, providing prompts for discussion by staff, school governing bodies on what a good education means in their school and questions for prospective parents to ensure they have a clear picture of the educational vision of the school. - Helena Renfrew Knight, Educational Consultant Margaret White has carefully distilled the wisdom of her decades of teaching and leadership experience into an insightful and very readable book. She has some key messages for parents, teachers and leaders alike as she sets out her vision for what constitutes a high quality and broad primary education. - Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education, University of Cambridge, UK All school leaders should read this book! Margaret White takes the reader on a journey in which she carefully and logically constructs an argument for each of the essential elements in her model of a good school. This is a book of worth that makes a significant contribution to educational debate on this subject that must, in my opinion, be considered as a leading work in its field. This book transcends conventional views of how one might define a good school. It is packed full of wisdom, drawing upon a wide range of educational philosophies, principles and truths to construct her arguments. She looks both to the past and present in constructing the model, giving examples of those philosophies and principles that have stood the test of time and those that quite clearly have not. - Sally Eaton, Executive Head for Langley Hall Primary Academy

Author Information

Margaret White is Deputy Head Academic at St Faith’s School, Cambridge. She studied Natural Sciences and Education at Cambridge University and has over twenty years’ experience of teaching and school leadership. Her passion for education draws on her experiences as a pupil, student, teacher, parent, governor and school leader.

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