Introduction : intellectual authority for all
ch. 1. Democratic ideas about knowledge
Any number of possibilities
Foundational, exper, and personal understandings
The relevance of this analysis for classroom practice
ch. 2. Knowledge building as interpretation
lassrooms as interpretive communities
Considering complex relationships
Interpretive structures and frameworks
ch. 3. Teacher-led learning
Pedagogical aims and means
Analyzing interpretive authority
Reading for participant frameworks
The teacher leads the way
Opportunities for learning
ch. 4. Student-led learning
Pedagogical aims and means
Turning matters over to the students
Opportunities for learning
Pedagogical aims and means
A collaboration of not-quite equals
Opportunities for learning
ch. 6. Educating for democracy
Comparisons and contrasts among the six classrooms
Intellectual authority as the heart of it all.
