Publications & resources
Our publications and other resources to keep learning, reflecting and investigating
Readings on Participation
School-Based Decisionmaking
by Gail T. Schneider & Linda J. Mack
<< School-based decision-making is a concept based on the fundamental principle that individuals who are affected by the decision, possess expertise regarding the decision, and are responsible for implementing the decision, should be involved in making the decision. >>
Student Engagement at School
Results from Pisa 2000
<< The PISA survey not only measures the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds, but also asks them about whether they feel they fit in at school, and about their class and school attendance. >>
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Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
by Nicolás Pino-James
<< Six factors to consider in designing lessons to help increase student engagement behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively. >>
Safe(r) Spaces - Power, Participation, Margins And Safety In An Intersectional Feminist Perspective (excerpt)
by Elena Silvestrini (Platoniq)
<< (...) the extent to which a member or a section of the group feel empowered to participate is dependent on many aspects. It might have to do with the objectives set for the group work, with the types of dynamics proposed for the day, with personal predisposition in the spectrum between introversion and extroversion, with the headspace available on the day and so forth. However, an important explanatory clue of group behaviour is also connected to how power and rank play out in groups. >>
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Developing facilitation skills
by Marya Axner (Community Tool Box)
<< Whether it's a meeting (big or small) or a training session, someone has to shape and guide the process of working together so that you meet your goals and accomplish what you've set out to do. While a group of people might set the agenda and figure out the goals, one person needs to concentrate on how you are going to move through your agenda and meet those goals effectively. This is the person we call the "facilitator." >>
