The discourse of community in educational policy

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Comments on Walter Humes’ article - issue 12, 2004-5

This article, written in the context of New Labour discourse around the
significance of ‘community’, examines the diversity and ambiguity of meaning
underpinning social policy, and the implications for professionals, in particular
teachers and community educators, who seek to engage with and support the
communities in which they work and to build ‘communities of practice’ in the
inter-professional context. Re-reading this article today, in the context of
austerity and diminishing resources, challenges the reader to consider the
continuing significance of the term ‘community’ and the nature of expectations
for today’s professional educators to engage with factors both ‘in school’ and
‘out of school’ and the interface between them.

Sarah Kearns
June 2016

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