Education and democratic theory : finding a place for community participation in public school reform /
Much has been made of the gap between public schools and the communities they serve. This book shows how a group of teachers, parents, and community people in "Ed City" formed an educational reform group-the Project for Educational Democracy-to increase access to decision making in their s...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2001.
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Colección: | SUNY series, democracy and education.
SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Much has been made of the gap between public schools and the communities they serve. This book shows how a group of teachers, parents, and community people in "Ed City" formed an educational reform group-the Project for Educational Democracy-to increase access to decision making in their school system, especially for members of the community who had previously been excluded. A combination of ethnographic research and theoretical reflection, this book addresses concepts of community, authority, representation, participation, and democracy |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index. |
ISBN: | 0791449998 9780791449998 0791450007 9780791450000 0791490424 9780791490426 |