BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Democratic learning and school effectiveness; 2 Reforming for democratic schooling; 3 Democratic values, democratic schools; 4 Learning democracy by sharing power; 5 Children's participation in a democratic learning environment; 6 The darker side of democracy; 7 Democratic leadership in an age of managerial accountability; 8 Democratic leadership for school improvement in challenging contexts; 9 Learning in a knowledge society; Conclusion; Index
Summary
The time has come to challenge many of the age-old assumptions about schools and school learning. In this book leading thinkers from around the world offer a different vision of what schools are for