Democratic Practices in Education

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.

• Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 Preface, by Art Pearl and Caroline R. PryorPart 3 Introduction, by Art PearlChapter 4 1 Transforming Schools into Democratic SitesChapter 5 2 Democratic Education: Goals, Principles, and RequirementsChapter 6 3 Democratic Practices as Manifested through Character EducationChapter 7 4 Democracy, Schools, and Cultural Minority GroupsChapter 8 5 European and American Influences on Democratic Practice at the Professional Development School: Postbaccalaureate Students in Early Field ExperienceChapter 9 6 The Praxis of Democracy in Undergraduate EducationChapter 10 7 The Democratic Classroom: A Model That WorksChapter 11 8 Democratic Practices in Education and CurriculumChapter 12 9 Democracy in Education: Shared GovernanceChapter 13 10 Teacher Participation in School Decision MakingPart 14 About the Editors

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.