- Why should we strive for democracy?
Democracy is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them (direct democracy) or by their elected agents under a free electoral system (representative democracy)....
- What does democracy have to do with schooling?
Basic approach, effects, competences, paradoxes, constraints....
- Key areas of participatory democracy in school
The way you act as principal is essential to transforming your school into a (more) democratic community. If you intend to encourage participation in your school, include the following key areas in your planning and actions....
- Consider the stakeholders
If you intend to put participatory democracy into practice, it is necessary to anticipate the involvement of potential groups of people and their specific roles....
- The Ladder of Participation: Trying to be honest!
The sociologist Roger Hart wrote a book called Children’s Participation: The Theory And Practice Of Involving Young Citizens In Community Development And Environmental Care for UNICEF in 1997. This approach put the work of young people and adult allies around the world in the context of a global movement for participation....
