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The Teacher Researcher Premise, David Lynch
The Teacher Researcher Premise, David Lynch
Professor David Lynch
This article is about a phenomenon playing out in modern day classroom under the guise of ‘teaching’. This phenomena we term ‘knowledge broadcasting’ and while it has the hallmarks of what people have come to expect happens in classrooms, its continuance as a mainstay ‘teaching’ approach is reflective of how teachers have failed to act on increasing understandings about how people learn and how teachers can best teach. This is not so much a criticism of teachers individually but a reflection of how organised / systemic teaching systems have failed to keep pace with increasing understandings about teaching and learning. …
Case Studies In Education: Leadership And Innovation. Primrose Hall: Brisbane., David Lynch, Richard Smith
Case Studies In Education: Leadership And Innovation. Primrose Hall: Brisbane., David Lynch, Richard Smith
Professor David Lynch
This book case studies schools and universities, in Australia and elsewhere, as they respond to changes in society and the economy that are generated by the Knowledge Economy. Chapters by academics, scholars and community leaders unravel the circumstances of education and provide an analysis of an education system struggling to find its way in a period of rapid social movement. To illustrate their ideas, chapter authors offer examples of innovations and the logistics necessary to change the current system of educationin school, community and university levels.
Future Capability Of Education To Embrace The Knowledge Economy, David Lynch, Rebecca Deagan
Future Capability Of Education To Embrace The Knowledge Economy, David Lynch, Rebecca Deagan
Professor David Lynch
The 2000 epoch is known as the Knowledge Economy and there has been much written about its impact on society. Despite many calls for systems of education to change to better reflect this fundamentally different socioeconomic circumstance, it appears the traditional classroom/ schooling regime prevails. With these points in mind this chapter examines the Knowledge Economy using a theoretical framework that makes explicit the implications for schools and teachers.