ERIC Number: EJ543445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Notes on My Trip to Waabno Gamaak: Helping To Change a School from an Authoritarian to Democratic Process.
Mintz, Jerry
SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, v14 n1 p35-43 Win 1997
A consultant discusses his experience in assisting teachers and students to develop a democratic approach to education at a new school for high-risk American Indian students in northern Michigan. Strategies included appointing students to the school board, holding weekly student meetings, and creating a judicial committee to review student discipline action. (LP)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Nontraditional Education, Student Empowerment, Student Participation, Student Role, Teacher Role, Tribally Controlled Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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