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Brown, Byron A.; Duku, Ntombozuko S. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2008
Although there is evidence of parental participation in school governance in South Africa, the question of how these parents manage their participation in these affairs is largely unanswered. This question represents one of the major exclusions in the existing reflections on the school governance debate in the country. Using a qualitative…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Governance, Foreign Countries, Social Theories
Pace, Judith L., Ed.; Hemmings, Annette B., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This book describes and analyzes authority relationships in classrooms through explorations of theory, prior research, and contemporary qualitative studies. The emphasis is on the social construction of authority and the crucial role authority plays in K-16 teachers' pedagogy and students' academic engagement and achievement. The introductory…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Classroom Environment, Social Theories, Democracy