Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Enquiring Minds: context & rationale (27 Feb 2006) The stated aims of Enquiring Minds are to create opportunities for learners to be independent, to take responsibility for their own learning, create their own knowledge and conduct their own research. It builds on the understanding that children have things to say, and that they deserve to be heard; that they have past experiences and existing knowledge and understandings upon which their education should be designed; and that the current model of mass education is unsuited for the current time. Overarchingly, Enquiring Minds sets out to explore what a fully personalised curriculum would look like - one in which young learners are able to develop autonomy and independence, have the ability to work effectively with others, are resilient when faced with challenges, are able to celebrate success and deal with disappointment, and have a clear sense that what they do in school is meaningful and useful to them. It is clear that there has been significant interest dating back many years into how schools and curricula can be changed to support children to act in these ways. The approach to developing the Enquiring Minds concept has drawn on existing intelligence from the theoretical, empirical and political realms. Add this article to Del.icio.us Article URL: http://www.enquiringminds.org.uk/programme/context/index.html Read 150 more articles from NESTA Futurelab sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Evaluating interface aesthetics: a measure of symmetry          Books about Usability | Information Architecture | Information Visualisation | Technology History This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy

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