ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL FUTURES: PEDAGOGIES FOR EMERGENT WORLDS

In this chapter I firstly set out some of the problems faced by practising teachers in relation to the academic field of futures studies and then clarify the educational rationale for developing a ‘futures perspective’ in the school curriculum. Whilst schools have a crucial role to play in helping young people think about the future what is actually possible and appropriate is dependent on children’s ages. I outline some of what is currently known about children and young people’s perceptions of the future and then give an example of how teachers and students who intend to be teachers can be introduced to these concerns. Finally I indicate some of the areas of futures education that require further research.

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