Children as decision makers in education : sharing experiences across cultures /: sharing experiences across cultures. (©2010)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Children as decision makers in education : sharing experiences across cultures /: sharing experiences across cultures. (©2010)
- Main Title:
- Children as decision makers in education : sharing experiences across cultures
- 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 asCover; 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. … (more)
- 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.
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