This volume introduces a new conception of political education and new roles for headteachers and parents in the creation of a more democratic educational system. The book proposes curbing the power of teachers, including headteachers, stripping parents of their rights, and making political education the keystone of education. It considers what kind of educational strategies would be appropriate to help move a society like our own towards greater democracy, in the light of a co-ordinated set of proposals about the democratic organization of political decision-making, and the development of democratic attitudes, notably fraternity. All this is underpinned by a radical analysis of basic democratic principles and assumptions, and a fundamental critique of the power-sharing machinery of such contemporary democratic societies as the UK and USA.
Author(s): Patricia White
Edition: 1
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 200
Contents......Page 8
General editor’s note......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 13
1 Democratic Principles and Basic Assumptions......Page 16
2
Realising democratic principles: institutions and attitudes......Page 34
Political education......Page 66
4 Headteachers: A Changing Role......Page 91
Parents’ educational rights and duties......Page 104
Conclusion......Page 125
Notes......Page 126
Bibliography......Page 129
Index......Page 132
