Children as decision makers in education sharing experiences across cultures
Since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, there has been an increasing recognition globally that children need to have more say in their education. Children as Decision Makers in Education looks at how children can actively participate in decision-making. It builds upon previous research i...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England :
Continuum
©2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798014006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part 1 Can we make space for children's decision-making? Perspectives on educational policy; Chapter 1 The changing context of decision-making in English primary education: ages, myths and autonomy; Chapter 2 'Prefigurative' approaches to participatory schooling: experiences in Brazil; Chapter 3 Grasping rare moments for change: children's participation in conflict contexts; Chapter 4 Long time coming: children as only occasional decision makers in schools.
- Part 2 Children's decision-making: its impact on life in schools and the communityChapter 5 Children's clubs and corporal punishment: reflections from Nepal; Chapter 6 Participatory school governance: children in decision-making in the Zambian context; Chapter 7 EveryChild: NGO experiences with children as decision makers in Peru, India and Moldova; Chapter 8 Paving the way for pupil voice? School councils campaign for fairtrade in Liverpool; Chapter 9 Student voice in Portsmouth: a city-wide approach.
- Part 3 Children as decision makers: what are we trying to achieve? The ethical and political dimensionsChapter 10 Assessing the benefits of students' participation; Chapter 11 Uprooting fear of cultural diversity: becoming participative together; Chapter 12 Pedagogy and cultural diversity: children's participation for overcoming differences; Part 4 Facilitating children's participation in research and decision-making; Chapter 13 Children as researchers: experiences in a Bexley primary school; Chapter 14 Life in the classroom: a pupil perspective.
- Chapter 15 Children as researchers: a question of risk?Chapter 16 Children's participation: radio as a medium in Ghana; Chapter 17 Children as research protagonists and partners in governance; Endpiece: What can we learn about children as decision makers by bringing together perspectives and experiences from different cultures?; Index.
