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The democratic classroom : theory to inform practice

Title
The democratic classroom : theory to inform practice / Art Pearl, Tony Knight.
Author
Pearl, Arthur.
Publication
Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, ©1999.

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Additional Authors
Knight, Tony.
Description
x, 373 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Understanding education and policy
Uniform Title
Understanding education and policy
Subject
  • Education > Philosophy
  • Education > Aims and objectives
  • Education > Social aspects
  • Democracy > Study and teaching
  • Citizenship > Study and teaching
  • Student participation in administration
  • Curriculum planning
  • Educational change
  • School improvement programs
  • School improvement programs
  • Citizenship > Study and teaching
  • Curriculum planning
  • Democracy > Study and teaching
  • Education > Aims and objectives
  • Education > Philosophy
  • Education > Social aspects
  • Educational change
  • Student participation in administration
  • Bildungstheorie
  • Demokratie
  • Schulpädagogik
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-362) and indexes.
Contents
1. Introducing the Argument and Summarizing the Debate: Democracy and a General Theory of Education -- 2. The Role of the Schools and the Importance of a General Theory of Education -- 3. Meeting the Goal of Student Participation in Decisions that Affect One's Life: Developing the Skills for Responsible Political Empowerment -- 4. The Problem-Solving Curriculum in a Democratic Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Solve Important Social Problems -- 5. Building a Democratic Culture -- 6. Personal Problems or Difficulties as Problem-Solving Curriculum in the Democratic Classroom -- 7. Rights as an Integral Component of a General Theory of Democratic Education -- 8. Equal Encouragement in the Democratic Classroom -- 9. The Democratic Teacher-Leader, Theoretician, and Researcher: The Heart of the Educational Process in the Classroom -- 10. Democratic Evaluation and Research -- 11. Last Thoughts.
ISBN
  • 1572732180
  • 9781572732186
  • 1572732199
  • 9781572732193
LCCN
98051060
OCLC
  • ocm40395869
  • 40395869
  • SCSB-8898783
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library