Ways of orienting secondary schools to becoming learning communities

Authors

Jennifer Bryce, Australian Council for Educational ResearchFollow

Publication Date

2022

Subjects

Lifelong learning, secondary schools

Comments

The author would like to acknowledge the considerable contribution to this work by her colleagues Graeme Withers, Tracey Frigo and Phil McKenzie.

Abstract

This paper focuses on work carried out over the past two years at the Australian Council for Educational Research for a project entitled: Improving the Foundations for Lifelong Learning in Secondary Schools. Lifelong learning at secondary school level in particular is concerned with keeping students engaged in learning at school and developing in students those characteristics that will make learning an integral part of their lives when they leave school. To a large extent this involves developing the idea of schools as learning communities. The research is underpinned by an exploration of issues through the extensive literature on lifelong learning and through case study work with seven secondary schools in South Australia and Victoria. The schools were selected for their interest in lifelong learning, but they are at different stages of developing and implementing policies and practices on the journey to becoming ‘learning communities’.

Recommended Citation

Bryce, J. (2022). Ways of orienting secondary schools to becoming learning communities. Australian Council for Educational Research. https://research.acer.edu.au/lifelong_learning/2

Publisher

Australian Council for Educational Research

Geographic Subject

South Australia, Victoria