Necessary educational reform for the 2lst century: The future of public schools in our democracy

Urban Review

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-368

  Laguardia, Armando ^a   Pearl, Arthur ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic education; Ecological education model; Education for democracy; Inclusive education; School reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349728633     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-008-0115-9     Document Type: Article

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