A radical definition of Open Education
Graham Atwell,
Pontydysgu,
Jan 01, 2010
"If Open Education is to mean anything, it has to address the question of social divisions including class, gender and race," writes Graham Attwell. Which is why I have always taken pains o point out that the best predictor of achievement in education is social and economic status. Attwell continues, "I am unconvinced this can be done from inside the existing educational institutions, although of course is will need the support of those working in those organisations." Which is why, when asked, I have consistently stated that I expect change in education to originate outside these institutions. And that, perhaps is my major argument against people whop want to create change from within the system: why is it, I wonder, that they want to protect and preserve the system?
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