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Heggart, Keith R.; Flowers, Rick – Democracy & Education, 2019
Recent surveys have indicated a worryingly low level of support for democracy among Australian youth and around the world. For example, in the 2017 Lowy Institute Poll, 36% of Australians indicated that, in some circumstances, a nondemocratic government is preferable. Such concerns, while hardly new, have triggered calls for more civic education…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Democracy
Becker, Ellen; Mercogliano, Chris – Journal for Living, 2001
The co-founders of the Sudbury Valley School (Massachusetts) discuss how the school's philosophy is based on giving children respect, freedom, and support to find their own self-motivation; how play is one of the best learning tools; and the sustained public relations effort that has been required to establish and maintain the school's…
Descriptors: Credibility, Educational Philosophy, Free Schools, Interviews
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Wolverton, Mimi; Bower, Beverly L.; Maldonado, Cecilia – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2006
In this paper,we report the importance five women community college, college, and university presidents place on certain leadership tenets. Interestingly, the advice they offer for other women who aspire to leadership often ties to the perceived importance of certain tenets. We report these data and speculate about implications for future women…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Females, Leadership, College Presidents