Autonomy, choice and competition.
Education secretary Michael Gove claims choice, autonomy and competition make Alberta's schools the highest performing in the English speaking world. This film looks behind the rhetoric and discovers a highly collaborative network of school heads working with and within the local authority netw...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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[England] :
Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education,
2010.
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| Series: | Education in video
Lessons from Alberta ; 1 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Education secretary Michael Gove claims choice, autonomy and competition make Alberta's schools the highest performing in the English speaking world. This film looks behind the rhetoric and discovers a highly collaborative network of school heads working with and within the local authority network. Principal Jean Styles reveals the key role played by Edmonton district. The principals are a tightly knit and supportive unit who meet monthly for collaborative discussions about curriculum and teaching practice. The programme explores the choice available to parents. In a number of primary schools two programmes operate side by side - a mainstream programme with children working in mixed ability groups and a more traditional, Cogito programme, with children sitting in rows with the teacher at the front. One principal states that the success of the choice agenda has had a profound impact on new private schools. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (23 min.). |