Descriptive Inquiry in Teacher Practice: Cultivating Practical Wisdom to Create Democratic Schools

by Cecelia E Traugh, Cara E Furman, Cecelia E. Traugh

What does it mean to teach for human dignity? How does one do so? This practical book shows how the leaders at four urban public schools used a process called Descriptive Inquiry to create democratic schools that promote and protect human dignity. The authors argue that teachers must attend to who a child is and find a way to create classrooms that allow everyone to feel safe and express ideas. Responding to the perennial question of how to cultivate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807764876
• ISBN13: 9780807764879
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 216 Pages