Trust in education: truth and values

Satterthwaite, Jerome, Piper, Heather, Sikes, Pat and Webster, Simon (2011) Trust in education: truth and values. Trentham Books. ISBN 9781858564883

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Abstract

We need to trust people and institutions, values and truths. But where should we turn to find which are trustworthy? Does trusting make us vulnerable to abuse? Is it safe for learners - the children, young people and adults in the world of contempory education - to trust their teachers to care, and to tell them the truth? and can teachers trust their managers and instititutional practices? This book examines the nature and role of trust in contemporary culture where consoling traditional certainties are lost.