Download or read book Beyond Liberal Democracy in Schools written by Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how the individualist legacy of liberal democracy, as conceived by Locke and Rosseau, ignores and excludes the needs of American students raised in cultures with strong communal traditions. This book shows us how our vision of the democratic process as revealed in school practices routinely fails minority students.