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Title Children as decision makers in education : sharing experiences across cultures / [edited by] Sue Cox [and others].

Publication Info. London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary 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 into student voice and decision-making, citizenship education in the school curriculum and work with children as researchers. This insightful collection is forward-looking, bringing together cross-cultural experiences and supporting individuals or groups to work collaboratively in the future.
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Subject Education, Elementary -- Decision making -- Cross-cultural studies.
Education, Elementary -- Decision making.
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies.
Subject Education, Elementary.
School children -- Cross-cultural studies.
School children.
Child psychology -- Cross-cultural studies.
Child psychology -- Cross-cultural studies.
Decision making -- Cross-cultural studies.
Decision making.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Cox, Sue.
Other Form: Print version: Children as decision makers in education. London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, ©2010 9780826425485 (DLC) 2009020203 (OCoLC)310401897
ISBN 9781441185655 (electronic book)
1441185658 (electronic book)
9780826425485 (hardcover)
0826425488 (hardcover)