Children as Decision Makers in Education Sharing Experiences Across Cultures

by Cox, Sue; Dyer, Caroline; Robinson-Pant, Anna; Schweisfurth, Michele

• ISBN13: 9780826425485
• ISBN10: 0826425488
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-04
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, there has been an increasing recognition globally that children need to have more say in their education. Children as Decision Makers in Education is concerned with how children can actively participate in decision-making. It builds upon previous research into student voice and decision-making. It builds upon previous research into student voice and decision-making, citizenship education in the school curriculum and work with children as researchers. This fascinating collection is forward-looking, bringing together cross-cultural experiences and supporting individuals or groups to work collaboratively in the future. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Sue Cox is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia. Anna Robinson-Pant is Reader at the Centre for Applied Research in Education, University of East Anglia. Caroline Dyer is Senior Lecturer for the Centre of Development Studies, Institute of Political and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds Dr Michele Schweisfurth is Reader in Comparative and International Education, and Director of the Centre for International Education and Research, University of Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Can we make space for children's decision-making? Perspectives on educational policy	p. 5
The changing context of decision-making in English primary education: ages; myths and autonomy	p. 7
'Prefigurative' approaches to participatory schooling: experiences in Brazil	p. 15
Grasping rare moments for change: children's participation in conflict contexts	p. 25
Long time coming: children as only occasional decision makers in schools	p. 35
Children's decision-making: its impact on life in schools and the community	p. 45
Children's clubs and corporal punishment: reflections from Nepal	p. 49
Participatory School Governance: Children in Decision-Making in the Zambian Context	p. 59
EveryChild: NGO experiences with children as decision makers in Peru, India and Moldova	p. 69
Paving the way for pupil voice? School councils campaign for fairtrade in Liverpool	p. 79
Student voice in Portsmouth: a city-wide approach	p. 89
Children as decision makers: what are we trying to achieve? The ethical and political dimensions	p. 97
Assessing the Benefits of Students' Participation	p. 99
Uprooting fear of cultural diversity: becoming participative together	p. 107
Pedagogy and cultural diversity: children's participation for overcoming differences	p. 115
Facilitating children's participation in research and decision-making	p. 123
Children as Researchers: experiences in a Bexley Primary School	p. 125
Life in the classroom: a pupil perspective	p. 133
Children as researchers: a question of risk?	p. 143
Children's participation: radio as a medium in Ghana	p. 153
Children as research protagonists and partners in governance	p. 161
Endpiece: What can we learn about children as decision makers by bringing together perspectives and experiences from different cultures?	p. 171
Index	p. 176
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