| Title: |
Reconceptualizing Open Schooling: Towards a Multidimensional Model of School Openness |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
A. Sarid; J. Boeve-de Pauw (ORCID 0000-0002-8496-096X); A. Christodoulou (ORCID 0000-0002-7021-4210); M. Doms (ORCID 0009-0003-0488-7286); N. Gericke (ORCID 0000-0001-8735-2102); D. Goldman (ORCID 0000-0003-0443-2276); P. Reis (ORCID 0000-0002-9549-2516); A. Veldkamp (ORCID 0000-0002-0738-8955); S. Walan (ORCID 0000-0002-9060-9973); M. C. P. J. Knippels (ORCID 0000-0003-4989-1863) |
| Source: |
Journal of Curriculum Studies. 2025 57(2):227-245. |
| 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: |
19 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: |
Open Education; Governance; Student Participation; Parent Participation; Models; Communities of Practice; School Community Relationship |
| DOI: |
10.1080/00220272.2024.2392592 |
| ISSN: |
0022-0272; 1366-5839 |
| Abstract: |
'Open schooling' has become in recent years a burgeoning theme in the discourse on how to rethink education for the 21st century. This paper addresses a gap between calls for implementing an open schooling approach in policy papers and international reports and the scarcity of rigorous academic discourse on what open schooling theoretically means and practically entails in terms of school organization and curriculum. To this end, the paper presents an ecological model of school openness that is composed of eight interrelated dimensions: shared governance, 'open' curriculum, inner-school communities, learning communities, student participation, social engagement, parental involvement, and community collaborations. These dimensions are organized into three categories, accounting for "organizational," "pedagogical" and "communal" aspects of school openness. The multidimensional nature of the model presented here provides a more intricate and nuanced account of open schooling that acknowledges the complexities and challenges that the "movement" towards greater openness yields for school communities. From an educational research perspective, this model functions to inform the understanding and examination of the multidimensionality of opening schools to their community. From an educational practice perspective, it can instigate in-depth and meaningful dialogue within school teams on what open schooling is and its ensuing merits. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1498417 |
| Database: |
ERIC |