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Paraskeva, João M., Ed. – Myers Education Press, 2021
"Critical Transformative Educational Leadership and Policy Studies - A Reader" is a comprehensive collection of critical contributions from most of the leading voices in the fields of educational leadership and educational policy studies, pushing back against the current neoliberal authoritarian environment. The volume offers alternative…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Instructional Leadership, Educational Policy, Neoliberalism
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Geisert, Gene – Educational Leadership, 1988
Contends that replacing administrators by teacher committees will not solve management problems and will give teacher unions too much power in the management of schools. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Authoritarianism, Collegiality, Educational Administration
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James, Thomas – American Journal of Education, 1988
Forms of organized authority that eclipse freedom of thought and action exist as a possibility in both public and private schooling. Historical patterns of resistance to public authority through private schooling are examined. Greater attention to democratic versus authoritarian aspects of socialization is much needed in discussions of school…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Modern History
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Wilson, John – Journal of Moral Education, 1990
Argues that liberalism is strong enough to sustain a moral consensus if its logic and psychological bases are understood. Rejects ideological positions, emphasizing the value of rational discourse for reaching consensus. Encourages liberal educators to make clear their commitment to a liberalism that avoids both authoritarianism and paranoia. (CH)
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Elementary Secondary Education, Liberalism, Logical Thinking
Ayers, Jerry B. – 1983
A study tested the hypothesis that elementary school teachers who were less authoritarian in their beliefs were more effective in the classroom. The independent variable was the California F-scale score of the 142 subjects (all education graduates of Tennessee Technological University), while dependent variables were measures of classroom…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Amonashvili, Shalva – Prospects, 1989
Explains nondirective or pupil-centered teaching, an alternative to traditional education in the Soviet Union. Uses Vygotsky's area of proximal development to envision teaching methods that anticipate and promote higher development levels. Stresses humanistic approach, involving students and responding to individual needs. Also proposes in-depth…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Educational Environment, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Reid, Seerly – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1950
This selective bibliography of motion pictures on democracy has been prepared by the Office of Education to assist teachers, school administrators, and community leaders in choosing and using visual aids in the teaching of democracy. The motion pictures recommended in this bibliography portray the historical development of democracy and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Instructional Films, Multimedia Materials