Education for the 21st Century, Routledge, London: xii + 180 (1993) (With Hedley Beare)

ISBN: 0 415 11523 X

An accessible introduction to the rationale and methods for introducing futures thinking into schools. Chapter one looks at some of the external dimensions of change.

Chapters two, thee and four take up the themes of industrialism and its consequences, aspects of a holistic worldview and 'ways of knowing' beyond scientific materialism. Chapter five speculates on possible futures for schools. Chapter six tackles the key theme of the book: the shift from past to future. Finally, chapter seven considers a number of straightforward 'bridging strategies' or practical ways of implementing the forward view in teaching and learning.

'... this book is immediately applicable in the Australian context... and its message has relevance in a global context. Its argument is disturbing to the complacent; it challenge is profound to those uneasy with the present, and its proffered solutions are helpful, relevant and empowering'. Australian Independent Teachers Journal.