Entire Local Education System: Educational Landscapes in Germany

• In Event: Networks for Learning: Effective Collaboration for Teacher, School, and System Improvement

Abstract

Schools and their agents are increasingly being viewed as being part of a broader network (Carmichael, et al., 2006). Consequently, the educational potential of school surroundings (Million, Heinrich, & Coelen, 2015) as well as the neighboring community (Sanders, 2005) have gained attention.

This contribution explores the notion of ‘educational landscapes’ as a form of professional learning networks (PLNs) through the analysis of German programs for educational landscapes. In addition, the merits, challenges and restrictions of bringing an educational landscape from vision to reality are demonstrated using the case study of the ‘Rütli’-school in Berlin, Germany.

Author

• Pierre Tulowitzki, Ludwigsburg University of Education