Since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, there has been an increasing recognition globally that children need to have more say in their education. Children as Decision Makers in Education looks at how children can actively participate in decision-making. It builds upon previous research into student voice and decision-making, citizenship education in the school curriculum and work with children as researchers. This insightful collection is forward-looking, bringing together cross-cultural experiences and supporting individuals or groups to work collaboratively in the future.

Notes on Contributors Introduction Sue Cox, Caroline Dyer, Anna Robinson-Pant & Michele Schweisfurth Part 1: Can We Make Space for Children's Decision-making? Perspectives on Educational Policy 1. The Changing Context of Decision-making in English Primary education: Ages, Myths and Autonomy Colin Richards 2. 'Prefigurative' Approaches to Participatory Schooling: Experiences in Brazil Tristan McCowan 3. Grasping Rare Moments for Change: Children's Participation in Conflict Contexts Sheila Aikman 4. Long Time Coming: Children as Only Occasional Decision Makers in Schools Clive Harber Part II: Children's Decision-making: Its Impact on Life in Schools and the Community 5. Children's Clubs and Corporal Punishment: Reflections from Nepal Teeka Bhattarai 6. Participatory School Governance: Children in Decision-making in the Zambian Context Gina Mumba Chiwela 7. EveryChild: NGO Experiences with Children as Decision Makers in Peru, India and Moldova Liz Trippett with Jane Banez-Ockleford, Daniela Mamaliga, Payal Saksena and Lionel Vigil 8. Paving the Way for Pupil Voice? School Councils Campaign for Fair Trade in Liverpool Anne-Marie Smith 9. Student Voice in Portsmouth: A City-wide Approach Fiona Carnie Part III: Children as Decision Makers: What are We Trying to Achieve? The Ethical and Political Dimensions 10. Assessing the Benefits of Students' Participation Hiromi Yamashita, Lynn Davies and Chris Williams 11. Uprooting Fear of Cultural Diversity: Becoming Participative Together Juan Carlos Barrón-Pastor 12. Pedagogy and Cultural Diversity: Children's Participation for Overcoming Differences Rohit Dhankar Part IV: Facilitating Children's Participation in Research and Decision-making 13. Children as Researchers: Experiences in a Bexley Primary School Doug Springate and Karen Lindridge 14. Life in the Classroom: A Pupil Perspective Allan Fowler 15. Children as Researchers: A Question of Risk? Sue Cox and Anna Robinson-Pant 16. Children's Participation: Radio as a Medium in Ghana Esmeranda Manful 17. Children as Research Protagonists and Partners in Governance P. J. Lolichen Endpiece: What Can We Learn About Children as Decision Makers by Bringing Together Perspectives and Experiences from Different Cultures? Sue Cox, Caroline Dyer, Anna Robinson-Pant & Michele Schweisfurth References Index