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Title: | Shifts to Learning Eco-Systems: Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of Innovative Learning Environments | Contributor(s): | Smardon, Dianne (author); Charteris, Jennifer (author) ; Nelson, Emily (author) | Publication Date: | 2015 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18993 | Open Access Link: | https://teachworkojs.aut.ac.nz/autojs/index.php/nzjtw/article/view/31 | Abstract: | Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs) with their origins in OECD literature, propose to revolutionise education as we know it. ILEs draw on a large body of literature: constructivist learning theory; distributed leadership; personalised 21st century learning; blended learning (digital); and, future-focused education. Despite an increasing body of research in the area, there appears to be confusion around the concept of ILEs in Aotearoa/New Zealand schools. This article reports on survey research with 126 questionnaire respondents. These principals and teachers, drawn from a random sample of New Zealand schools, commented on the implications of ILEs for teaching and learning in their contexts. This article explores the theoretical and philosophical resources that educators bring to this concept and its implications for their practice. Five themes regarding ILEs emerged from the responses: lack of clarity; we do it already, the significance of material spaces; pedagogical implications; and, the politics around ILEs. The authors ask whether ILEs are just another neoliberal shift in education or an opportunity to respond innovatively to the fundamentals of schooling. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 12(2), p. 149-171 | Publisher: | Massey University | Place of Publication: | New Zealand | ISSN: | 1176-6662 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development 130106 Secondary Education 130105 Primary Education (excl. Maori) |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 390102 Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development 390306 Secondary education 390304 Primary education |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930499 School/Institution not elsewhere classified 930399 Curriculum not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 160299 Schools and learning environments not elsewhere classified 160399 Teaching and curriculum not elsewhere classified |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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