Avoiding the demise of democracy : a cautionary tale for teachers and principals / Sharron Goldman Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Sharron Goldman, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Democracy--Study and teaching.

United States.

Democracy--Study and teaching--United States.

Democracy.

Democracy and education--United States.

Democracy and education.

Physical Description:

xxi, 192 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2014]

Contents:

Dialogue 1 Just Who Are the Modern-Day Goths? 1

Case Study 1 Teachers Ought Not to Be Governed Like Animals for the Pleasure of Their Riders 19

Dialogue 2 Has Democratic Living Become a Habit of Mind? 33

Case Study 2 Democracy Is a Way of Life That Does Not Come Automatically to Us 49

Dialogue 3 Is Democracy Something Teachers and Principals Do? 59

Case Study 3 Democracy Is Pragmatic with No Implicit Teaching Formula 71

Dialogue 4 Is Democratic Living Learned through Osmosis? 81

Case Study 4 Teachers Who Create Clones Create Principals Who Clone Teachers 93

Dialogue 5 Is Your Philosophy of People More Relevant Than Your Philosophy of Education? 109

Case Study 5 Who Is the Schoolhouse Really About? 117

Dialogue 6 How Does Control Create Tensions between the Goths and Democratic Accountability? 133

Case Study 6 Democracy in Education Can Be Practiced by Teachers 143

Dialogue 7 Are Education and Democracy More about Clouds Than Clocks? 151

Case Study 7 Democracy in Education Can Be Practiced by Teachers and Principals 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781475806229

1475806221

9781475806236

147580623X

OCLC:

856054336