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Education School Safety & Violence

School Rules

Obedience, Discipline and Elusive Democracy

by (author) Rebecca Raby

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2012
Category
School Safety & Violence, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442641105
    Publish Date
    May 2012
    List Price
    $100.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442610415
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $48.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442662575
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $38.95

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Description

How much say should students have in shaping their schools' disciplinary cultures? Should they have the power to weigh in on contentious issues like favouritism, discrimination, ‘no hats’ rules, and zero tolerance? What if pupils disagree with their teachers and administrators on certain rules? Rebecca Raby reflects on how regulations are made, applied, and negotiated in educational settings in the accessibly written School Rules.

Through an in-depth analysis of original data, including interviews with teachers, administrators, and students, and codes of conduct, School Rules reveals what rules mean to different participants, and where it is that they becoming a challenge. Raby investigates students' acceptance or contestation of disciplinary regulations, and examines how school rules reflect and perpetuate existing inequalities and students' beliefs about young people. Illustrating the practical challenges and political and theoretical concerns of involving students in rule-making, School Rules can help teachers and administrators facilitate more meaningful rules and student participation in their own schools.

About the author

Rebecca Raby is an associate professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University.

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