Democratic Discipline in Learning Communities: Theory and Practice

by Clifford H. Edwards

Book Overview

This book describes in detail the attributes of learning communities and how these characteristics help students acquire a sense of moral responsibility and commitment to fellow students. Clifford H. Edwards provides an account of how schools fail to satisfy student needs and thus promote discipline problems. Special attention is given to children's need for self-direction and how empowering them can promote more responsible learning involvement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607099853
• ISBN13: 9781607099857
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: R & L Education
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"