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This programme is closely linked to the previous one in this series and it also examines the exchange scheme between Northcliffe School in Yorkshire and Dartington Hall in Devon. This film was sho...t at Northcliffe and starts by looking at the educational aims of the school from the point of view of the headmaster, Arthur Young. One of the things that emerges is the apparent similarities of objectives between Northcliffe and Dartington. Both lay stress on the values of democracy and freedom, pupil self-determination and so on. But, as in the previous film, the question of how this works in practice is asked interviews with pupils raise the issues of how a 'progressive' educational philosophy can work in a crowded state day school in a mining area. What the aspiration of the pupils are here and in what ways schooling, whether at Northcliffe or Dartington, can affect these.
This programme is closely linked to the previous one in this series and it also examines the exchange scheme between Northcliffe School in Yorkshire and Dartington Hall in Devon. This film was sho...t at Northcliffe and starts by looking at the educational aims of the school from the point of view of the headmaster, Arthur Young. One of the things that emerges is the apparent similarities of objectives between Northcliffe and Dartington. Both lay stress on the values of democracy and freedom, pupil self-determination and so on. But, as in the previous film, the question of how this works in practice is asked interviews with pupils raise the issues of how a 'progressive' educational philosophy can work in a crowded state day school in a mining area. What the aspiration of the pupils are here and in what ways schooling, whether at Northcliffe or Dartington, can affect these.
| Module code and title: | D101, Making sense of society |
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| Item code: | D101; 20 |
| First transmission date: | 17-07-1975 |
| Published: | 1975 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:10 |
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| Producer: | Clare Falkner |
| Contributors: | and E Wheelhouse; Arthur Young |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Dartington Hall Devon; Democracy; Educational aims; Freedom; Northcliffe Community High School; Practice and theory; Progressive educational philosophy; Pupil aspirations; Pupil self-determination |
| Footage description: | Opening shots of dance rehearsal. Young explains the importance of individual expression. Some pupils give their opinions on the way the school is run, the lack of rules etc. Other aspects of school education, such as communit work are looked at. Shots of Conisbrough, the Mayor and the wharf scheme. Class in humanities resources room looking at dangerous working conditions. Shots of school jazz band rehearsing. Discussion in pupils common room about their fellow students and teachers. Young looks at the role of the school in helping pupils find jobs. Various pupils discuss how helpful the school is. The differences between Northcliffe and Dartington are looked at by pupils, staff and parents. Sequence continues with more of the pupils discussing differences between the two schools. The parents of some pupils who have been to Dartington discuss their reactions to the scheme.Credits. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71802 |
| Production number: | 00525_2172 |
| Videofinder number: | 1678 |
| Available to public: | no |
