Democratic Practices in Education: Implications for Teacher Education

by Art Pearl, Caroline R. Pryor

Overview

Democratic Practices in Education: Implications for Teacher Education presents the findings of eleven teacher educators as they examine the meaning of democracy and its application to classroom practice. There is a shared belief among all contributors to this volume: that incorporating democratic practice into teacher education is an essential requirement to introducing democratic practices in K-12 classrooms. The contributors also believe that a democratic society requires education that's compatible with democracy. Topics of discussion include:

· The principles underlying democracy
· Implications for equity, and access of at-risk minority students
· Efforts to introduce democratic practice into teacher preparation, and the positive results derived from those efforts
· The application of character education to democratic practices

Key principles:
·Importance of rights
·Nature of authority
·Equality
·Student input into teacher education

Democratic Practices in Education will provoke debate and stimulate interest, understanding, and competence in the development of democratic practices at all levels of schooling for teachers and teacher educators.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781578862474
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	06/15/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Art Pearl, an adjunct professor at Washington State University Vancouver, is professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Caroline R. Pryor is assistant professor at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and a 2003 Wye Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgments
Part 2 Preface, by Art Pearl and Caroline R. Pryor
Part 3 Introduction, by Art Pearl
Chapter 4 1 Transforming Schools into Democratic Sites
Chapter 5 2 Democratic Education: Goals, Principles, and Requirements
Chapter 6 3 Democratic Practices as Manifested through Character Education
Chapter 7 4 Democracy, Schools, and Cultural Minority Groups
Chapter 8 5 European and American Influences on Democratic Practice at the Professional Development School: Postbaccalaureate Students in Early Field Experience
Chapter 9 6 The Praxis of Democracy in Undergraduate Education
Chapter 10 7 The Democratic Classroom: A Model That Works
Chapter 11 8 Democratic Practices in Education and Curriculum
Chapter 12 9 Democracy in Education: Shared Governance
Chapter 13 10 Teacher Participation in School Decision Making
Part 14 About the Editors

Editorial Reviews

This book usefully documents some of the burning issues on democratic education. It adequately fulfills its mission to stimulate debate about democratic education. Democratic Practices in Education is accessible, readable, and can be recommended to teacher educators, school managers, teachers, and students alike.

Learning For Democracy

In 11 essays, teaching educators describe integrating their beliefs in classroom democracy, including liberty and freedom, justice and fairness, equality and equal opportunity, inclusion, and the concept of preparing students for an increasingly complex world as part of the character education essential for K-12 learners.

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