Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary educationUpper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmarkin Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change”“the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being metare being met at both at both state and school level.state and school level.
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school levelstate and school level..
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how
“the challenges of change”“the challenges of change” are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Pre-modern Modern Post-modern
home
workfree time
homework
freetime
homefreetime
work
Born educators:
parents
Professional educators: teachers
Knowledge production too important to be left to professional educators
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
100 years to change Denmark from an 100 years to change Denmark from an agrarianagrarian societysociety
50 50 yearsyears to come out of the to come out of the industrial societyindustrial society
After 25 After 25 yearsyears the the information society information society rendered itself obsoleterendered itself obsolete
For 10 For 10 yearsyears we talked about the we talked about the service service societysociety
For 5 For 5 yearsyears we talked about the we talked about the knowledge societyknowledge society
Now? we talk about the Now? we talk about the innovative societyinnovative society
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India is the India is the office of the worldoffice of the world
China is China is the factorythe factory
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
China is the China is the factory of the worldfactory of the world
Every fifth world citizen is Chinese, but Every fifth world citizen is Chinese, but every other scientific article every other scientific article todaytoday on on nano-technology is written by a Chinese nano-technology is written by a Chinese scientist.scientist.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
India is the India is the office of the worldoffice of the world
Every year Denmark produces 250 Every year Denmark produces 250 computer specialists. India 250.000. computer specialists. India 250.000. The double by 2007.The double by 2007.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Multiple shocks to our foundation Multiple shocks to our foundation
Sputnik
Toyota
Togo
National Commission on Excellence in Education: A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
Delors, Jacques: Learning: The Treasure Within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century
the Neo-conservative
path
”back to basics”
the Neo-liberal
path:
”towards the future”
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Multiple chocks to our foundation Multiple chocks to our foundation
Sputnik
Toyota
Togo
National Commission on Excellence in Education: A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
Delors: Jacques: Learning: The Treasure Within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century
the Neo-conservative
path
”back to basics”
the Neo-liberal
path:
”towards the future”
PISAPISA
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmarkin Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Primary and middle Primary and middle educationeducation
Upper secondary education
Short, medium, longfurther education
Demands made by society on the individual
Demands made by the individual onsociety
Attempt to balance the demands made by the individual and society
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HHX – Business & economics HHX – Business & economics
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programmeFound-Found-
ationation
Mid
dle sch
oo
lM
idd
le scho
ol
½ year½ year
Found-Found-ationation
STX – comprehensive STX – comprehensive
diploma programmediploma programme
Found-Found-ationation
HTX – technical science HTX – technical science
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programme
2½ years2½ years
Upper secondary education
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – Business & economics HHX – Business & economics
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programmeFound-Found-
ationation
Mid
dle sch
oo
lM
idd
le scho
ol
½ year½ year
Found-Found-ationation
STX – comprehensive STX – comprehensive
diploma programmediploma programme
Found-Found-ationation
HTX – technical science HTX – technical science
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programme
2½ years2½ years
Upper secondary education
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – Business & economics HHX – Business & economics
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programmeFound-Found-
ationation
Mid
dle sch
oo
lM
idd
le scho
ol
½ year½ year
Found-Found-ationation
STX – comprehensive STX – comprehensive
diploma programmediploma programme
Found-Found-ationation
HTX – technical science HTX – technical science
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programme
2½ years2½ years
Upper secondary education
Social s
cience
History
Math
ematic
s
Proje
ct
Danish
English
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – Business & economics HHX – Business & economics
vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programmeFound-Found-
ationation
Mid
dle sch
oo
lM
idd
le scho
ol
½ year½ year 2½ years2½ years
Upper secondary education
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – Business & economics HHX – Business & economics vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programme
Found-Found-ationation
Mid
dle sch
oo
lM
idd
le scho
ol
½ year½ year 2½ years2½ years
Upper secondary education
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – Business & economics HHX – Business & economics vocational diploma programmevocational diploma programme
Found-Found-ationation
Mid
dle sch
oo
lM
idd
le scho
ol
½ year½ year 2½ years2½ years
Upper secondary education
Social Science
History
Mathematics
Project
Danish
English
Marketing
International econ
Business law
Business econom.
Foreign language
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Upper Upper secondary secondary educationeducation
Upper secondary educationGeneral structure
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
1 3/ 1 3/
1 3/
Upper secondary educationGeneral structure
Upper secondary general subjects- compulsory
Electives and possible upgrades of general subjects and/or HHX profile subjects
HHX profile subjects:Business & economics related subjects
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
35%35%
37%37%28%28%
Upper secondary educationGeneral structure
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
35%35%
37%37%28%28%
HHX HHX STX STX HHXHHX
Upper secondary educationGeneral structure
Social Science
History
Mathematics
Project
Danish
English
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – profile subjectsHHX – profile subjects
HHX profile subjects:
35%35%
37%37%28%28%
Marketing
International economics
Business law
Business economics
Foreign language
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
HHX – electives & upgradesHHX – electives & upgrades
35%35%37%37%28%28%
Electives and possible upgrades of general subjects and/or HHX profile subjects
Psychology
Statistics
Culture Studies
Innovation
Finance
Organization
Philosophy
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
1 3/ 1 3/
1 3/
Upper secondary educationGeneral structure
Upper secondary general subjects- compulsory
Electives and possible upgrades of general subjects and/or profile subjects
Profile subjects
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
“Every organized human activity - from the making of pots to the placing of a man on the moon - gives rise to two fundamental and opposing requirements:
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
“Every organized human activity - from the making of pots to the placing of a man on the moon - gives rise to two fundamental and opposing requirements: the division of labor into various tasks to be performed and the coordination of these tasks to accomplish the activity.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
“Every organized human activity - from the making of pots to the placing of a man on the moon - gives rise to two fundamental and opposing requirements: the division of labor into various tasks to be performed and the coordination of these tasks to accomplish the activity. The structure of an organization can be defined simply as the sum total of the ways in which it divides its labor into distinct tasks and then achieves coordination among them.
Mintzberg "The Structuring of Organizations”
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
division of labor&
coordination
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Subjects & departmentsSubjects & departments
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Subjects & departmentsSubjects & departments
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Subjects & departmentsSubjects & departments
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Subjects & departmentsSubjects & departments
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Bruner:
”The most important subject in school is school itself.”
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3
Subject 2 Subject 3Subject 1
Subject 1
Subject 3Subject 2
The ”normal” approach to education and curriculum based on the assumption that knowledge is department-alized into subjects.
Several attempts from 1970 and onwards to remedy this situation, quickly hit the bedrock of political differences.
Globalization forces subjects – individually as well as in relation to other subjects – to redefine themselves in order to produce new knowledge.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Subject 1
Subject 3Subject 2
Questions which must now be asked by teachers and students:
What is core knowledge in my subject?
What can my subject NOT contribute with to the production of knowledge?
What are the strengths and limitations of my subject?
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
EmployeeEmployee
TeacherTeacher
ColleagueColleague
Teacher Teacher as a member as a member
of an of an organizationorganization
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Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Six
cla
sses
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Six
cla
sses
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Six
cla
sses
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005F-teamF-team
Six
cla
sses
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
The school defines the relationship The school defines the relationship between team and managementbetween team and management
TeamTeamSchoolSchool
manage-manage-mentment
Within the team itself the team members must develop Within the team itself the team members must develop both a structure and a set ofboth a structure and a set of procedures that support procedures that support and enhance a team culture, a culture which challenges and enhance a team culture, a culture which challenges the practicing professional as the practicing professional as ”a lone ranger”.”a lone ranger”.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
TeamTeamSchoolSchool
manage-manage-mentment
Within the team itself the team members must develop Within the team itself the team members must develop both a structure and a set ofboth a structure and a set of procedures that support procedures that support and enhance a team culture, a culture which challenges and enhance a team culture, a culture which challenges the practicing professional as the practicing professional as ”a lone ranger”.”a lone ranger”.
The school defines the relationship The school defines the relationship between team and managementbetween team and management
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
TeamTeamSchoolSchool
manage-manage-mentment
The school defines the relationship The school defines the relationship between team and managementbetween team and management
Within the team itself the team members must develop Within the team itself the team members must develop both a structure and a set ofboth a structure and a set of procedures that support procedures that support and enhance a team culture, a culture which challenges and enhance a team culture, a culture which challenges the practicing professional as the practicing professional as ”a lone ranger”.”a lone ranger”.
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
SchoolSchoolmanage-manage-
mentment
TeamTeam
TeacingTeacingstaffstaff
The school defines the relationship The school defines the relationship between team and managementbetween team and management
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From focus on rules and content
To focus on goals and output
Then/Now
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
From focus on rules and content
To focus on goals and output
Individual teachers in individual subjects.
Teacher teams.
Then/Now
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
From focus on rules and content
To focus on goals and output
Individual teachers in individual subjects.
Teacher teams.
Leadership:
Administration.
Leadership: Strategic, change mastering, school development.
Then/Now
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
From focus on rules and content
To focus on goals and output
Individual teachers in individual subjects.
Teacher teams.
Leadership:
Administration.
Leadership: Strategic, change mastering, school development.
Teacher as a ”subject teacher”. Teacher as both teacher, colleague and member of an organization.
Then/Now
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
From focus on rules and content
To focus on goals and output
Individual teachers in individual subjects.
Teacher teams.
Leadership:
Administration.
Leadership: Strategic, change mastering, school development.
Teacher as a ”subject teacher”. Teacher as both teacher, colleague and member of an organization.
Upper secondary education seen as disconnected units
Upper secondary education seen as a totally integrated system.
Then/Now
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Let us steal a little room here for a story. A certain French Nobleman always used to blow his nose with his fingers, something quite opposed to our customs. Defending his action (and he was famous for his repartee) he asked me why that filthy mucus should be so privileged that we should prepare fine linen to receive it, and then, going even further, should wrap it up and carry it carefully about on our persons; that practice ought to excite more loathing and nausea that seeing him simply excrete it (wherever it might be) as we do all our other droppings. I considered that what he said was not totally unreasonable, but habit had prevented me from noticing just that strangeness which we find so hideous in similar customs in other countries.
Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592
Comenius meeting at South Zealand Business College 13-14 October 2005
Upper secondary education Upper secondary education in Denmark in Denmark
and how and how “the challenges of change” “the challenges of change”
are being met at both are being met at both state and school level.state and school level.
Head of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett NielsenHead of upper secondary education, Jimmy Burnett Nielsen