The Intelligent School

出版者:Sage Publications Ltd

作者:Professor Barbara MacGilchrist

页数:208

出版时间:2004-03-08

价格:USD 47.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780761947752

具体描述

'This is a challenging book and makes for uncomfortable reading at times because one realises that there is so much more to be accomplished in education. How can the teacher who wants to follow this further find out more? Barbara MacGilchrist, Jane Reed and Kate Myers have given the next step: each chapter has a conclusion and "questions for discussion and activities" which are very open and will lead to considerable introspection' - Education Review 'I have rarely been so enthusiastic about a book. Reviewers are supposed to highlight some imperfections - I am at a loss. Recommend this book to all you meet' - Mervyn Flecknoe, Improving Schools 'This book would be an invaluable read for all who work in schools including LEA advisors, inspectors and consultants. It contains a chapter on teachers' learning and has some excellent questions for discussion at the end of each chapter that could usefully stimulate ideas for staff development sessions.It would be great if this book were read and taken seriously by those who make policy as well as those who try to put it into practice' - Escalate 'The book is easy to use, clear, well organized, full of practical examples and equally practical questions. It could be a signpost to the future - if the days of educational diktat are really almost over' - Michael Duffy, Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine 'This Second Edition of The Intelligent School offers a concise and accessible insight into the key aspects of educational leadership. In my view, it ought to be read by anyone who is keen to develop their understanding of theoretical frameworks expertly illustrated through practical examples' - Neil Saunders, Primary Phase Inspector - Hampshire LEA ,(Doctoral Student - The University of Hull) 'This is an excellent book. I will use its insights and the wealth of practical questions it offers to help with my present politically driven imperative - the transformation of London's secondary schools. If I have this book at my elbow and make sure it's well thumbed, there is every chance that we can create 411 intelligent schools across London.The new insights in The Intelligent School are a testament to the extraordinary proficiency of these three authors. As the waiter in the restaurant says when serving the meal "Enjoy"' - Tim Brighouse, Times Educational Supplement Barbara MacGilchrist, Kate Myers and Jane Reed have written a masterpiece. The First Edition of the Intelligent School in 1997 was an outstanding book and it is no surprise that a Second Edition has followed relatively quickly to share more good news for practitioners, policymakers, researchers and scholars. The First Edition shaped my thinking more than most in the late 1990's and I cited it in scores of presentations in different countries around the world. It was a perfect complement to our work on the self-managing school. In this Second Edition, the concept of the Intelligent School is expanded and the different kinds of intelligences are carefully explained and illustrated. The authors are able to draw on more than five years of implementation in the field and further and broader work in the research and development centres with which they are associated.They offer the best synthesis of the international literature on school effectiveness and school improvement that I have seen. They have performed a great service in making this literature accessible to the profession. I recommended the First Edition as essential reading for all the work in schools. Those who did not do so should certainly acquire the second, but it is important that policymakers and academics do the same. 'This book will quickly gain recognition as the leader among an increasing number of books that provide hope that all students in every setting can achieve a high quality education. It is one of the truly outstanding features of this book that it also conveys an unbridled spirit of optimism' - Brian Caldwell, Professor & Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne In writing The Intelligent School, Second Edition, the authors offer a practical resource to schools to help them maximise their improvement efforts.The aim is to help schools to be intelligent organizations; to be the type of school that can synthesise different kinds of knowledge, experience and ideas in order to be confident about current achievements, and to be able to decide what to do next. This Second Edition has been fully revised and updated particularly in terms of new research evidence about how to improve the quality of learning and teaching in classrooms. The authors set out fresh thinking about the nine intelligences and provide a new framework for school improvement which includes the exploration of spiritual, ethical and emotional intelligence. The book also includes examples of Intelligent Schools in action.

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读完此书，我感觉自己像是经历了一场漫长而艰辛的哲学思辨之旅，它没有提供简单的答案，反而提出了更多尖锐的问题。关于记忆的可靠性、关于被建构的历史的真实性，这些宏大的主题被巧妙地融入到一个充满悬念和奇观的框架之中。作者似乎对人类集体无意识的运作机制有着深刻的洞察，他笔下那些反复出现的象征符号——比如那道永恒不落的钟影，或者那条总是流向相反方向的河流——每一次出现都带着新的含义，像是在不同的人生阶段对你低语着不同的秘密。这种开放性的解读空间，使得这本书具有了极高的“重读价值”。我甚至开始怀疑，我初次阅读时所捕捉到的“主旨”，很可能只是冰山一角。书籍的后半部分，叙事结构开始出现精巧的“回环”，一些看似无关紧要的开篇细节，以一种近乎宿命论的方式重新浮现，这种结构上的回响极具震撼力，让人拍案叫绝。这不仅仅是一部小说，更像是一份关于存在本质的私人注解，充满了对既定秩序的反叛和对未知领域的敬畏。

这本书的氛围营造堪称一绝，它成功地构建了一个既熟悉又全然陌生的世界。那种介于维多利亚时代末期的繁复装饰艺术与某种未来主义的冷峻功能性之间的美学风格，让人欲罢不能。细节的堆砌绝不显得累赘，反而是一种必要的铺陈，比如对某一特定时期服饰面料的考究描述，或是对城市中某种特定光源下光影变化的精准捕捉，都体现了作者极高的艺术修养和严谨的研究态度。特别是书中对声音环境的描绘，那种低沉的嗡鸣声、远处传来的蒸汽机械的嘶吼，以及角色们低语时气流的微妙变化，都仿佛被直接注入了读者的听觉皮层。这种感官上的全方位浸入，使得阅读过程更像是一种沉浸式的体验，而不是单纯的文字接收。它成功地创造了一种特有的“场域”，在这个场域中，逻辑的边界被拉伸，现实的薄纱变得摇摇欲坠，让人在阅读时不得不时常停下来，掸去自己思维上的灰尘，以适应这个独特的、充满奇异魅力的微观宇宙。

我必须承认，这本书在人物塑造上的大胆与创新，着实让我眼前一亮。这些角色，没有一个是扁平化的符号，他们活生生地存在于字里行间，拥有着复杂且时常相互矛盾的动机。特别是那位边缘人物“观察者”，他的每一次出场都带着一种不确定的暧昧性，你永远无法完全判断他的立场，这种游走在光明与阴影之间的特质，为整部作品增添了无尽的张力。作者没有急于给出他们行为的简单解释，而是让我们跟随角色一同经历那些艰难的抉择和痛苦的反思。这种“展示而非告知”的手法，极大地增强了读者的代入感和情感共鸣。每当故事转向另一个角色的视角，那种世界观的微小错位感便会油然而生，就像透过不同颜色的镜片观察同一束光，光怪陆离却又各成体系。这种多重视角的交织，构建了一个立体且难以捉摸的叙事迷宫，让人在解谜的同时，也开始审视自己对于“真实”的定义。这种对人性的深度挖掘，远超出了传统叙事所能触及的范畴，它迫使读者跳出舒适区，去面对那些潜藏在社会表层之下的真实人性幽暗面。

这本书的叙事节奏掌控得简直出神入化，每一个章节的转换都像精心编排的乐章，高潮迭起却又不失细腻的铺陈。我尤其欣赏作者在描绘主角内心挣扎时的那种笔触，那种深入骨髓的孤独感和对未知的探索欲，通过一系列极具画面感的场景和富有哲思的内心独白，被刻画得淋漓尽致。读到某个段落，我甚至能清晰地感受到那种浸入皮肤的寒冷，仿佛自己也置身于那个充满迷雾的古老图书馆中，空气中弥漫着尘封纸张和墨水的味道。情节的推进并非一蹴而就，而是通过无数个看似微不足道的小线索串联起来，直到最后，所有的碎片如同拼图般完美契合，揭示出一个令人震撼的真相。这种精妙的结构设计，让我在阅读过程中始终保持着高度的专注力，生怕错过任何一个细微的暗示。书中对于人与环境之间复杂关系的探讨也令人深思，自然界的宏大与个体生命的渺小形成了强烈的对比，使得整个故事的基调在壮阔与沉郁之间达到了完美的平衡。不得不提的是，作者对语言的驾驭能力，那种老派的、带着古典韵味的遣词造句，为这部作品增添了一种超越时空的厚重感，让人在翻阅的每一页都能感受到文字本身的力量与美感。

我特别欣赏作者处理时间线的方式，它极其狡黠而又充满诗意。叙事并非线性前行，而是像某种复杂的、带有折叠和重叠效应的织物，过去、现在和（或许是）未来在关键的转折点上相互碰撞、相互影响。这种非线性的结构，完美地服务于小说试图探讨的“宿命与自由意志”之间的永恒张力。书中几处对于“停滞时间”的描写尤为精妙，那种万物静止而思想狂奔的瞬间，被描绘得极具冲击力，仿佛时间本身也被赋予了重量和质感。这种对时间本质的哲学化处理，使得读者在跟随情节推进的同时，也在进行一场关于“存在”的元思考。它要求读者不仅要记住发生了什么，更要思考“何时”发生以及这种发生顺序对于意义产生的改变。这本书的语言本身就具有一种引导性的力量，它像一个高明的向导，带领我们穿越迷雾，不是为了抵达某个固定的目的地，而是为了享受在路径上不断发现和质疑的过程本身。读完后，留下的不是情节的残余，而是一种久久不散的、对世界运作方式的全新视角。