The St. Dymphna Project: Engagements with Democracy and Teaching English.

Draper, Andrew; Puidokas, Cammie Kim; Schaafsma, David; Widmer, Kirsten

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Publication Date: 2000

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The St. Dymphna Project: Engagements with Democracy and Teaching English.

Draper, Andrew; Puidokas, Cammie Kim; Schaafsma, David; Widmer, Kirsten

English Education, v33 n1 p51-72 Oct 2000

Provides personal narratives of four teachers regarding their work to create more democratic classrooms in urban settings. Explores the issues of authority and democracy in day-to-day teaching in the areas of (1) authority, democracy, and relationships; (2) formations; (3) authority and democracy in the writing workshop; and (4) reformations. (NH)

Descriptors: Democracy, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Motivation, Participative Decision Making, Personal Narratives, Secondary Education, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Urban Education, Writing (Composition)

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Language: English

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