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Un-Democratic Acts

New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Dissonance, Divergence, and Democracy

    • Charles Lowery, Anthony Walker, Cornell Thomas
    Pages 1-6
  3. Race to De-Democratization

    • Charles Lowery
    Pages 7-22
  4. From Reactive to Proactive

    • Cornell Thomas
    Pages 23-41
  5. Good Intentions vs. Intentional Advocacy

    • Anthony Walker
    Pages 43-49
  6. An Un-American Horror Story

    • Chris Herren
    Pages 51-59
  7. Democracy Denied

    • Michael Hess
    Pages 61-75
  8. The Flag

    • Cornell Thomas
    Pages 107-113
  9. W.E.B. Dubois

    • Cornell Thomas
    Pages 115-121
  10. Confused

    • Katie Hockema
    Pages 123-129
  11. Skool Daze

    • Jon Deaux
    Pages 131-131
  12. No More Dikes or Dams

    • Cornell Thomas
    Pages 133-140
  13. Achieving Consonance in Public School Misery

    • Elizabeth Kittleman
    Pages 141-147
  14. Negotiating Visibility and Surveillance

    • Imran Mazid
    Pages 149-172
  15. Ubuntu Leadership

    • Cornell Thomas
    Pages 173-182

About this book

In Un-Democratic Acts: New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools, the focus is on ideals of democracy and democratic leadership to promote passionate debate, critical thinking, and change. Each chapter utilizes the unique voice and experiences of the author to tackle topics that are often taboo and/or politicized for ratings or votes but seldom for progress and change.
Rather than continuing the circular course of back and forth arguments whose beginning and end points are the same, the authors utilize their voice to invoke change and focus on solutions. While each chapter takes on a life of its own, the collective work embodies the purpose and challenge that today’s leadership faces from a variety of perspectives. Most importantly these concepts are intended to create dissonance and divergence, a moving away from the typical and usual ways of doing, to break down the status quo thinking that dominates the related fields of academia and schooling. Do we accept the status quo and work to find our niche within the system? Or, do we hold ourselves and others accountable to truly honor the founding principles of freedom and equality for all as professed in the United States Constitution? In Un-Democratic Acts: New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools, the editors create a space in which imagining the possibility of a democratic and just society where all individuals are truly respected and treated fairly is the American way.    

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ohio University, USA

    Charles Lowery

  • Tarrant County College, USA

    Anthony Walker, Cornell Thomas

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Un-Democratic Acts

  • Book Subtitle: New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools

  • Editors: Charles Lowery, Anthony Walker, Cornell Thomas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-723-8

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-723-8Published: 26 October 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 182

  • Topics: Education, general

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