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The Democratic Climate of the School

In: Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education

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  • Emer Smyth

    (Economic and Social Research Institute, Social Research Division)

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Smyth presents new material on the discrepancy in the level of autonomy afforded to young people at school and at home. The cohort of young people studied were leading increasingly adult lives outside school, a lifestyle facilitated by the then economic boom which gave them the disposable income for nights out drinking and even access to their own cars. At the same time, the nature of the school system meant that they adopted an ambiguous child-adult role while at school. Young people felt they had little formal input into the key aspects of school life which impacted on them. A central theme in young people’s accounts was the need for reciprocity of respect between teachers and students, with lack of respect seen as fuelling student misbehaviour and disengagement from the school context. In contrast to the growing emphasis on ‘student voice’ in the research literature, these young people felt they had no voice and were effectively silenced.

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  • Emer Smyth, 2016. "The Democratic Climate of the School," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education, chapter 0, pages 115-143, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-49385-9_5
    DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-49385-9_5
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