On Goodness in Schools: Themes of Empowerment.

Lightfoot, Sara Lawrence

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Publication Date: 1986

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On Goodness in Schools: Themes of Empowerment.

Lightfoot, Sara Lawrence

Peabody Journal of Education, v63 n3 p9-28 Spr 1986

The author defines her terms of goodness and empowerment in a context of studying school environments. "Good" schools are then described, the settings in which the field work was conducted are given and the methods of student and teacher empowerment at six good high schools are discussed. (JL)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Empowerment, Field Studies, Individual Power, Leadership, Personal Autonomy, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Social Science Research, Student Responsibility, Teacher Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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