The book asks readers to adopt a critical and comprehensive view of education (pre-K to lifelong learning) as existing both within classroom walls, and in the surrounding world, including communities and workplaces. It presents an integrated view of online learning, community schools, communiversities, and learning through work. Our educational systems are organized in ways that make this integration difficult. We have elaborate systems of formal instruction--academies, schools, universities, and training institutes--all to facilitate learning within the walls. At the same time we have ample opportunities for learning in the wild. Unfortunately these systems diverge to the point that they do little to support learning that allows us to draw from both of the realms of knowledge. But it is possible to bring together learningwithin the wallswith thatbeyond the walls.Moreover it is crucial to make these connections in the world of today. In order to bring together the classroom and daily life we need an educational system that does that as well.The book provides a coherent account of how schooling can and should relate to learning beyond the classroom walls.
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Beyond the Classroom Walls: Imagining the Future of Education, from Community Schools to Communiversities
Bertram C. Bruceis currently a Professor Emeritus in Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. His work contributes to a tradition of democratic education, asking "How can we guide the educational enterprise by an ethical vision, not simply a technocratic one of transmitting isolated facts and skills?" His career combines a philosophical perspective with passionate work directly with communities in the US and many other countries throughout the world.
In this wide-ranging book, Professor Bruce draws on his extensive knowledge of literature, communication theory, and educational thought to shape a powerful rationale for educational engagement with the community. Taking education beyond the classroom walls and drawing on the work of educational and social reformers like John Dewey and Jane Addams, professor Bruce shows how an engagement with a community and its resources can lead to a richer educational experience. His book will be of great value to anyone interested in humanizing technology and revitalizing education by connecting it to the ongoing life of a community.
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