Name: Values, Relationships and Engagement in Quaker Education
ISBN: 978-3-031-51783-9

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Nigel Newton ⁰

Nigel Newton
1. Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Examines students’ experiences of attending English Quaker schools from their perspective
Explores the links between values influencing school culture and pupils’ curriculum engagement
Provides methodologies for exploring and evaluating school culture and its impact on pupil learning

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education (PSAE)

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Keywords

values in education
school effectiveness
faith schooling
deep learning
Quaker schools

About this book

This book provides a unique critical perspective on the importance of values to school culture. Drawing on research in Quaker schools in England, and the perspectives of students, it challenges the idea that school evaluation should be primarily based on measurable outcomes and argues that values matter more to learning than is often acknowledged. Furthermore, the book provides important insights on how to research schools that claim to hold similar values, from multi-academy chains to other so-called faith schools. Throughout the text, the author underscores the importance of values to students’ dispositions, in order to engage with the learning opportunities their schools provide. He argues for seeing schools as places where equality, inclusiveness and mutual respect should be central, not only to help students understand our fragile, multicultural democracy, but also because these values open up the possibility of learners’ increased engagement with curriculum knowledge.

Reviews

"This important study reveals the unique strengths of Quaker schooling. Newton’s excellent text raises important questions about the relationship between school culture and pupils' learning."
— Patricia Broadfoot CBE, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Bristol, UK

Authors and Affiliations

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Nigel Newton

About the author

Nigel Newton is an experienced educational researcher currently working within the Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. His work has included an evaluation of the development of a new national curriculum, study of graduate employees, student course choice, and school culture.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Values, Relationships and Engagement in Quaker Education
Book Subtitle: Student Perspectives on Inclusive School Cultures
Authors: Nigel Newton
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51783-9Due: 01 August 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51786-0Due: 01 August 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-51784-6Due: 01 August 2024
Series ISSN: 2946-5036
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5044
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 250
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

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