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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458956103321

Autore

Osler Audrey

Titolo

Students' perspectives on schooling [[electronic resource] /] / Audrey Osler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-33856-4

9786613338563

0-335-24018-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

371.200835

Soggetti

Students - Attitudes

Student participation in administration

Student participation in administration - Law and legislation

Student participation in curriculum planning

Children's rights

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Making the invisible visible; 2 Why do students' perspectives on schooling matter?; 3 Power, representation and ethics; 4 Researching young people's perspectives; 5 Schools fit for children; 6 Students and learning; 7 Students and social justice; 8 Children, participation and citizenship; 9 Epilogue; Appendix: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; References; Index; Back coker

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how schools might be transformed for the better, by giving greater weight to the views of students and involving learners in decision-making processes