Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Reimagining School Change: the Reasons For and necessity of Hope 2. Making a Difference through Philosophy (Australia) 3. Development processes in a laboratory school (Germany) 4. Curriculum Development and Thematic Learning ( Norway) 5. Educating in the Margins, Lessons for the Mainstream (Australia) 6. Reflections of an Aboriginal School Principal: Leading Change in an Aboriginal School (Australia) 7. Pedagogy of the Landless (Brazil) 8. The Promise of Place and Community-based Education (USA) 9. Approaching School Change through ‘Learning Lives’ (Norway) 10. Storythread Pedagogy for Environmental Education (Australia) 11. Creative Learning in an Inner-city Primary School (England) 12. Talking Honestly in a Challenging Primary School (England) 13. Weaving the Web of Professional Practice (Australia) 14. A fair go for low SES Students (Australia) 15. Using Critical Mathematics to Understand the Conditions of our Lives (USA) Conclusion 16. Resources for Changing Schools: ideas in and for Practice

Introduction 1. Reimagining School Change: the Reasons For and necessity of Hope Pat Thomson, Bob Lingard and Terry Wrigley 2. Making a Difference through Philosophy (Australia) Lynne Hinton 3. Development processes in a laboratory school (Germany) Susanne Thurn 4. Curriculum Development and Thematic Learning ( Norway) Bjorn Bolstad 5. Educating in the Margins, Lessons for the Mainstream (Australia) Glenda McGregor, Martin Mills and Pat Thomson 6. Reflections of an Aboriginal School Principal: Leading Change in an Aboriginal School (Australia) Chris Sarra 7. Pedagogy of the Landless (Brazil) Roseli Salete Caldart and The Movement of Landless Workers, Brazil 8. The Promise of Place and Community-based Education (USA) Gregory A. Smith 9. Approaching School Change through 'Learning Lives' (Norway) Ola Erstad 10. Storythread Pedagogy for Environmental Education (Australia) Ron Tooth and Peter Renshaw 11. Creative Learning in an Inner-city Primary School (England) Pat Thomson and Lorna Rose 12. Talking Honestly in a Challenging Primary School (England) Lori Beckett and Jill Wood 13. Weaving the Web of Professional Practice (Australia) Nicole Mockler and Susan Groundwater -Smith 14. A fair go for low SES Students (Australia) Geoff Munns, Leonie Arthur, Margery Hertzberg, Wayne Sawyer and Katina Zammit 15. Using Critical Mathematics to Understand the Conditions of our Lives (USA) Eric (Rico) Gutstein Conclusion 16. Resources for Changing Schools: ideas in and for Practice Terry Wrigley, Pat Thomson and Bob Lingard

About the Author

Terry Wrigley is Visiting Professor of Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Pat Thomson is Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK. Bob Lingard is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia.