Visioning the "Little Red Schoolhouse" for the 21st Century

Visioning the "Little Red Schoolhouse" for the 21st Century

To counter the factory model, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank (North Carolina) Public Schools have adopted a knowledge-work organization metaphor and applied it to four school subsystems: organizational structure, student accomplishments, teaching and learning, and assessment. Viewing the school as a know...

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Published in:Phi Delta Kappan Vol. 78; no. 9; p. 702
Main Authors: Peel, Joseph, McCary, C. E., III
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Education Work Relationship
Elementary Secondary Education
Futures (of Society)
Institutional Mission
Knowledge Utilization
Metaphors
Pasquotank County School District
Schlechty (Phillip)
School Organization
Student Evaluation
Student Role
Teacher Student Relationship
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Summary:To counter the factory model, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank (North Carolina) Public Schools have adopted a knowledge-work organization metaphor and applied it to four school subsystems: organizational structure, student accomplishments, teaching and learning, and assessment. Viewing the school as a knowledge-work organization elevates students to apprentice worker and customer roles and drastically alters teacher-student relationships. (MLH)
ISSN:0031-7217