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Participation and Power: Global Perspectives on Voice and Rights in Education Governance
Fri, April 10, 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT (11:45am to 1:15pm PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 1Session Type: Roundtable Session
Abstract
This round table examines how participation, rights, and public voice are constructed and contested across educational systems worldwide. Papers explore how governance reforms and ideological pressures redefine who participates in decision-making, from the suppression of critical pedagogy and children’s rights to play, to the narrowing of community engagement under centralized control, and the framing of educators as adversaries. Together, they illuminate the dynamics of participation and power, showing how policy and discourse shape who is authorized to speak, teach, and belong within education governance across global contexts
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“Sugar Dissolved in Water” – Ideological Constructions and Contestations of Critical Thinking in China’s Quality-oriented Education Reform - Yan Xie, University of Auckland; Joanna R. Smith, University of Auckland; Maree Davies, University of Auckland
Evaluating State-School-Family (In)congruence in the Root Causes and Approaches to Reduce Absenteeism - Monica Flamini, Governor's Office of Student Achievement; Shuyang Wang, The Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GA); Tiyanna Peterson, Michigan State University; Jerome Graham, Michigan State University; Daphne M. Penn, Vanderbilt University; Richard O. Welsh, Vanderbilt University
“Now It Feels Like Faceless Corporations”: Public Sentiment About the Elimination of Elected School Boards - Sachin Maharaj, University of Ottawa; Meg Garrard, University of Ottawa
“They’re Taught To Hate America”: Trumpism, Fear, And Framing Educators As Enemies Of The State - Caryn M. Calisi, University of Texas at San Antonio