Hargreaves According to Hargreaves (2009B), "What Has Essay

Hargreaves

According to Hargreaves (2009b), "what has passed for the Third Way has been the emergence of a new kind of autocratic and all-seeing state that has used technological and data-driven self-surveillance along with some emotional effervescence in lateral professional interactions to deliver unchanging government goals," (p. 3). The Fourth Way, proposed by Hargreaves, sounds comparatively idealistic. The Fourth Way "brings together Government policy with professional involvement and public engagement around an inspiring social and educational mission," (Hargreaves, 2009b, p. 3). The Fourth Way is a type of ideological and cultural shift; demanding a lot more from the individual stakeholder than faith in government or the private sector. As such, the Fourth Way might be the only way to create meaningful structural changes in the field of education.

In "The Fourth Way of Change," Hargreaves (2009b) outlines five pillars of "purpose and partnership" that can initiate and sustain viable change effort. The five pillars include an inspiring and inclusive vision; public engagement; "no achievement without investment;" corporate educational responsibility; and students being partners in change.In The Fourth Way, Hargreaves (2009a) proposes an additional pillar of purpose and partnership: mindful learning and teaching (p. 73). These six pillars together form a cohesive and transformative vision for the future of education.

The benefits of school and community partnerships have yet to be fully realized practically, or fully researched. The fact that change is necessary has doubtlessly been proven by any measure; educational outcomes alone should signal the need for change. Bureaucracy and meaningless educational standards have created a generation of disillusioned students and educators. A Fourth Way vision encourages a new examination of the role that education plays in personal and collective development. The language used to describe the Fourth Way seems New Age; which is one of the drawbacks of the Hargreves model.

Still, it is unavoidable to confront issues related to the weaknesses in the current system. The current system lacks a foundation built….....