How can schools promote democracy? Whose values should take precedence in multicultural societies? Can schools safeguard both children's rights and those of teachers? Campaigners, politicians and the media regularly cite human rights to justify or challenge actions that range from peaceful protest t[...]

Students' Perspectives on Schooling explores how schools might be transformed for the better, by giving greater weight to the views of students. It examines the benefits to schools and to the wider community, of engaging learners in democratic processes.[...]