Democratizing school authority: Brazilian teachers’ perceptions of the election of principals |
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| Authors: | John P Myers |
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| Institution: | University of Pittsburgh, 5108 Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA |
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| Abstract: | The idea of collective decision making in schools has been a popular democratic educational reform model. One of its claims is that participation in school decision making empowers teachers and improves teaching. This research investigates this claim by exploring seven teachers’ experiences with a unique democratic school reform in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the election of principals by teachers, students, parents, and staff. Results showed that the elections reshaped the school authority relations, resulting in greater freedom for teachers to introduce democratic teaching methods, while articulating the school as a democratic institution and teachers as citizens. |
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| Keywords: | School democratization Collective decision making Teacher empowerment Brazilian education |
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