The Democratic Classroom: Mistake or Misnomer.

Raywid, Mary Anne

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Democratic Classroom: Mistake or Misnomer

Raywid, Mary Anne

Theory Into Practice, 15, 1, 37-46, Feb 76

The concept of classrooms as self-determining communities may be a hindrance to democratic education, since, typically, the main impediment to freedom for the young comes not from external interference but rather from the child's own limitations as to skill and knowledge. (MB)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy, Humanistic Education, Power Structure, Social Values

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