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Education is in a state of continual change and schools ever more diverse. People want more participation and meaning in their lives; organisations want more creativity and flexibility. Building on these trends, this timely book argues that a new paradigm is emerging in education, sowing the seeds of a self-organising system that values holistic democracy. It is an essential read for anyone (academics, policy-makers, practitioners, students, parents, school sponsors and partners) who is interested in how education can broaden its horizons.

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"I can think of few colleagues who write with the insight, fluency and passion on the subject of democracy and schooling than Philip Woods. His latest book Transforming Education Policy: Shaping a Democratic Future is destined to become a classic. " Fenwick W. English, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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New openings; Driving democracy; Radicalising entrepreneurialism; The rise of plural control; A different view: organic meta-governance; The concept of adaptive strategies; Embodying change; Degrees of democracy; Practice in the making; Energies for change

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 6 July 2011
      ISBN-13 9781847427366
      978-1847427366
      ISBN-10 1847427367
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      Educational strategies and policy

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      Book Synopsis
      Education is in a state of continual change and schools ever more diverse. People want more participation and meaning in their lives; organisations want more creativity and flexibility. Building on these trends, this timely book argues that a new paradigm is emerging in education, sowing the seeds of a self-organising system that values holistic democracy. It is an essential read for anyone (academics, policy-makers, practitioners, students, parents, school sponsors and partners) who is interested in how education can broaden its horizons.

      Trade Review
      "I can think of few colleagues who write with the insight, fluency and passion on the subject of democracy and schooling than Philip Woods. His latest book Transforming Education Policy: Shaping a Democratic Future is destined to become a classic. " Fenwick W. English, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Table of Contents
      New openings; Driving democracy; Radicalising entrepreneurialism; The rise of plural control; A different view: organic meta-governance; The concept of adaptive strategies; Embodying change; Degrees of democracy; Practice in the making; Energies for change

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