McLaughlin, C. (ed.) (2015) The Connected School: A Design for Well-being
This book is a series of essays which explore the importance of relationships and the significance of schools building a…
Macmurray, J. (1961) Persons in Relation (Faber and Faber) pp. 24 and 211
This book is a much-acclaimed work in philosophy which foregrounds and explores the idea of the Other in relation to…
Palmer, P. (1998). The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
This is a readable and inspiring book about teaching, written by a teacher. As the title suggests, it goes deep…
Rutter, M. et aI. (1979) Fifteen Thousand Hours. London: Open Books.
Based on a three-year study of a dozen secondary schools in a large urban area, this book explores the clear…
Stern, J. (2012) The personal world of schooling: John Macmurray and schools as households
Stern builds on Macmurray’s (see above) philosophy to tease out its implications for contemporary education policy and practice. Stern argues…
Wetz, J. (2009). Urban village schools. [London, England]: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
This book reports the former headteacher James Wetz’s attempt to answer the problem of school dropout in the UK. Drawing…