Provides a selective, annotated bibliography of resources listed in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database that relate specifically to civic education for democracy from a variety of international perspectives. Includes information about the ERIC system and how to obtain copies of materials cited in the bibliography. (DSK)

Argues that social-studies curricula should foster values and practices consistent with democratic values; that this requires critical thinkers who can make informed decisions; and that decision making is based on being able to ask good, probing questions. Discusses the nature of middle-school learners, the strengthening of democracy, and…

Identifies the types of value issues prevalent in today's schools, such as honesty, loyalty and kindness. Realizes that teachers must address value conflicts and help students choose between two strongly-held values. Contends that part of education is the democratic process inherent in a discussion on socially accepted values. (CMK)

Presents a critical discourse analysis of a board of trustees meeting at a New Zealand secondary school. Shows how distorted communication can arise in administrative settings when some stakeholders are not represented. Also describes a group of emancipatory leaders who work in children's best interests. (Contains 37 references.) (MLH)

Discusses how service learning can promote the development of a "caring self" in college students by drawing on the ideas of John Dewey, George Herbert Mead, and contemporary critical theorists. Links this caring self to democratic citizenship and uses students' narratives to illustrate how it develops through service learning contexts.…

Outlines several ways of looking comparatively at democratic educational systems. Examines narratives of democratic education in American educational history; nation-building as a primary policy objective; and conceptual weaknesses of the model of elite, mass, and universal education. Sees current trends toward educational efficiency and quality…

Pedagogical leadership is a more effective school-improvement alternative than bureaucratic, visionary, or entrepreneurial leadership. Pedagogical leadership invests in capacity building by developing social and academic capital for students, and intellectual and professional capital for teachers. Community-minded schools stress social covenants…

Four participants discuss their roles in a high school-university collaborative initiative for democratic education. A teacher, professor, graduate student, and teacher/graduate student demonstrate how they created more equitable roles in the university and high school partnership through critical reflection and interaction. (MMU)

Argues that contemporary educational reform rhetoric hides policies that reinforce socioeconomic differences among students. Asks what it means to teach for a democratic society. Reviews the answers debated by participants in a conference on this issue, especially those centered on the Whole Schooling Consortium. (DSK)

Highlights the tensions of defining democracy internationally and the implications for education. Presents an eight-point model to compare systems and schools in transition and analyzes performance indicators for the use of democracy in education. Offers examples of how democracy can be interpreted at different levels in an educational system.…

The view of school leadership presented in official (British) government statements may be characterized as bastardized and strongly managerialist. Both the Conservatives and New Labour have spawned managerialist practices that threaten to undermine New Labour's policy aims of creating a just democracy and a productive economy. (Contains 43…

Focuses on the importance of building four capacities in students: disciplinary knowledge, thinking skills, commitment to democratic values, and citizen participation. Examines the use of learning communities to develop these capacities. Discusses the application of brain based learning research to the classroom, such as immersion within the…

Site-based management tries to transform schools into communities where the appropriate people participate constructively in major decisions affecting them. Effective site councils have a well-designed community structure, enabling leadership, student and adult learning focus, and a schoolwide perspective. Districts should provide long-term…

States that a current challenge to the meaning of democracy is now being posed by the Internet and other forms of modern technology. Discusses the issue of teledemocracy, or cyberdemocracy and the issues that surface because of teledemocracy. Lists Web sites that teachers can use when discussing teledemocracy in the classroom. (CMK)

Asserts that education creates a citizenry capable of the leadership essential to democracy. Suggests that liberal education, by questioning, exploring, and challenging, is needed in the post-September 11 environment in order to sustain democracy. (EV)