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| Title: | Changemakers for a Time of Change: The DCU Changemaker Schools Network |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | John White |
| Source: | Childhood Education. 2024 100(3):36-39. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Change, Critical Thinking, Self Esteem, Empathy, Creativity, Leadership, Teamwork, School Culture, Skill Development, Student Development, Partnerships in Education, Educational Policy, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Ireland (Dublin) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00094056.2024.2350330 |
| ISSN: | 0009-4056 2162-0725 |
| Abstract: | The DCU Changemaker Schools Network is a collaborative professional learning network of schools chosen for their pioneering work in the development of empathy, creativity, leadership, and teamwork. Adopted by Dublin City University (DCU) in September 2020, the current network of 18 primary schools has moved into Phase 2 of its development, with two full-time academics, an ambitious research plan, and many ideas on the further development of students, and indeed school communities, as changemakers. The DCU Changemaker Schools Network develops the capacity of primary school teachers, principals, and students to lead programs of change in their respective schools and wider communities to progress the education of their students and also address such societal challenges as inequality, climate change, and mental health. A changemaker is someone with the skills and confidence to lead change in their home, school, and community. In driving this goal, the DCU Changemaker Schools Network works to support students in their acquisition of critical thinking skills and the confidence to become active participants in their home, school, and community to boost sustainable and positive change. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1424716 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0009-4056 2162-0725 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/00094056.2024.2350330 |
| Published in: | Childhood Education |
| Language: | English |