Children as decision makers in education : sharing experiences across cultures /: sharing experiences across cultures. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Sue Cox [and others].
• Other Names: Cox, Sue
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 180 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 372.18; Education, Elementary -- Decision making -- Cross-cultural studies; School children -- Cross-cultural studies; Child psychology -- Cross-cultural studies; Decision making -- Cross-cultural studies; EDUCATION -- Elementary; Child psychology; Decision making; Education, Elementary -- Decision making; School children; Electronic books; Cross-cultural studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441185655; 1441185658
• Related ISBNs: 9780826425485; 0826425488
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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