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Peer reviewedRaywid, Mary Anne – Theory Into Practice, 1976
The concept of classrooms as self-determining communities may be a hindrance to democratic education, since, typically, the main impediment to freedom for the young comes not from external interference but rather from the child's own limitations as to skill and knowledge. (MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy
