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•Networked Participatory Action Research to Address the Future(s) of Education: First Year Successes
and Challenges
A presentation at the Collaborative Action Research Network conference, CARN,
2009: Athens, Greece, 31 October, 2009.
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Interesting Ideas
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a hard job, little pay, difficult work place
focus on efforts to improve schools
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Networked participatory action research
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How Do We Prepare Our Young People to Thrive in the World They Will Inherit?
A world we cannot imagine
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Context
www.futureofeducationproject.net
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Meanwhile in South Florida, USA
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Rese
arch
Des
ign
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Data from
• Christ Church, New Zealand• Isle of Wight, United Kingdom• Florida, USA• Colorado, USA• Kampala, Uganda• Kinsale, Ireland• Calcutta, India• Site visits from 44
countries
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1. Willingness to consider alternatives to schools (88%)
2. Focus on problems rather than strength building perspective
3. Hole in the Wall was popular 4. Links to Ivan Illich
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Educator-driven process.
Students driven process.
Educator-driven curricula.
Educator-driven curricular choices with professionals the guiding, and assessing the entire process.
Educator-driven curricular choices delivered in online or other modular context, so that students decide upon and employ skill sets and outcomes of their own choosing.
Student-driven curricula.
Student-driven curricular choices with adults facilitating process and skill sets that aid mastery.
Student-driven curricular choices with little or no adult facilitation (LIE).
CHOICE: educator/student-driven curricula/process
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•2008-2009 NPAR:Qualities that made things work
Vs. Inhibiting Factors
ExcitementConnectionRegularityYouth Voice
• Time• Busy-ness• Lack of Belief
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•Lessons
International perspectivesExploration vs ImprovementLocal teams will question involvementThe world is lurking
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Why Not You?
We are actively recruiting:
• Youth videos/ideas/voice• Survey takers• Team leaders for 3 mtgs.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does.
Margaret Mead