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ERIC Number: EJ531807
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
The Right to Learn and the Advancement of Teaching: Research, Policy, and Practice for Democratic Education.
Darling-Hammond, Linda
Educational Researcher, v25 n6 p5-17 Aug-Sep 1996
Argues that education must include nurturing the student's spirit in order to educate the student for a democratic life. Why such an education is difficult to provide, the challenges faced in providing it, and the contributions research has made are discussed. Further discussed is an agenda for research, practice, and policy, and some important factors for building democratic schooling. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Instructional Improvement, Minority Groups, Partnerships in Education, Social Change, Teacher Improvement
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adaptive Teaching; Democratic Education; Diversity (Student)
Note: Originally presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (April 8-12, 1996, New York, NY).