Democratic Education in Practice

Inside the Mission Hill School
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8077-5380-4
Verlag: Teachers College Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

The Mission Hill School, founded by MacArthur Award winner Deborah Meier and colleagues in 1997, is a small public school that has rethought almost everything about the process of teaching and learning. Beyond richly describing and evaluating this high-achieving school, the author argues that democratic education is increasingly difficult in this era of testing and standardisation and that a school such as Mission Hill must be continually thoughtful, innovative, and courageous in counteracting systemic inequality. This in-depth examination is essential reading for anyone interested in how to better understand seemingly intractable problems related to urban public education in the United States.<br><br>Book Features:<ul><li>An exemplary model of democratic education that shows the inner workings of a largely teacher-governed school.</li><li>A rare example of an urban school implementing Dewey-influenced progressive pedagogy. </li><li>In-depth descriptions of an anti-racist and culturally relevant pedagogy and curriculum. </li><li>A close examination of successful practices, including shared decision making, intensive problem solving, and looking at student work. </li></ul>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knoester, Matthew

Lytle, Susan L

Cochran-Smith, Marilyn

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Matthew Knoester</strong> is a National Board Certified Teacher and former teacher at the Mission Hill School in Boston. He received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Evansville, USA.