Democratic Learning: The Challenge to School Effectiveness

ISBN-13: 9780415326964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 208 str.

John Macbeath; Lejf Moos

Opis

Presenting a different vision of what schools are, this title suggests new ways of thinking about citizenship, lifelong learning and the role of schools in democratic societies. The contributors question many of the tenets of school effectiveness studies which have been so influential in shaping policy, but are essentially backward looking.

Recenzje

'This book is a refreshing read ... [It] should prove to be extremely valuable to scholars examining the role and objectives of education in a variety of democratic settings, and it could also be dipped into with interest by some practitioners. Both categories of reader should find it a rich source of useful information and important ideas.' - Jan Newton, Learning for Democracy

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Democratic Learning and Schools Effectiveness: Are They By Any Chance Related? 2. Reforming for Democratic Schooling: Learning For the Future Not Yearning For the Past 3. Democratic Values, Democratic Schools: Reflections in an International Context 4. Learning Democracy by Sharing Power: The Student Role in Effectiveness and Improvement 5. Children's Participation in a Democratic Learning Environment 6. The Darker Side of Democracy: A Visual Approach to Democratising Teaching and Learning 7. Democratic Leadership in an Age of Managerial Accountability 8. Democratic Leadership for School Improvement in Challenging Contexts 9. Learning in Knowledge Society: The Democratic Dimension

O autorze

John Macbeath OBE is the Chair of Educational Leadership at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Wallenberg Centre and Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network.
Lejf Moos is Associate Professor and Director of the Research Programme on Professional Development and Leadership at the Danish University of Education, Copehagen. He is also President Elect of the International Congress on School Effectiveness and Improvement.