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ERIC Number: EJ453689
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
A. S. Neill on Democratic Authority: A Lesson from Summerhill?
Darling, John
Oxford Review of Education, v18 n1 p45-57 1992
Describes the views of A. S. Neill on democracy in school administration. Explains the reasoning behind Neill's arrangement of community-based decision making. Questions how democratic England's Summerhill School was in view of Neill's authority. Suggests giving children the right to participate in community government as an educationally profitable experience and display of adult trust. (DK)
Descriptors: Community Control, Democracy, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Schools, Participative Decision Making, School Administration, Student Participation, Student Rights, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Neill (A S); Summerhill School