The Complexities of Authority in the Classroom: Fostering Democracy for Student Learning

The Complexities of Authority in the Classroom: Fostering Democracy for Student Learning
ISBN-10
1000571106
ISBN-13
9781000571103
Category
Education
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2022-04-22
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Ken Badley, Margaretta Patrick

Description

This book argues that democratic classroom management is not a stand-alone issue but is deeply intertwined with classroom climate and requires a thoughtful, grounded understanding of classroom authority. Contributors explore the sources, nature, and extent of teacher authority, as they distinguish authority from authoritarianism, and describe how classroom authority is ultimately a shared endeavor between teachers and students. By drawing on a variety of contexts and perspectives, chapters in this volume contend with the complexities inherent in classroom authority through the lenses of gender, urban versus rural contexts, and within elementary and secondary classrooms.

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