The complexities of authority in the classroom : fostering democracy for student learning / [edited by] Ken Badley, Margaretta Patrick ; illustrations by Kristen Bradley.

Introduction / Margaretta Patrick and Ken Badley -- Classroom management : a dialogue with larger social questions / Margaretta Patrick -- Authorizing yourself to teach / Ken Badley and Michelle Hughes -- Good to go : teaching by our students' consent / Ken Badley -- Being all there : teacher presence and teacher authority / Ken Badley -- The importance and impact of listening well / Emily Robinson and Shae Nimmo -- Invitational theory : a theoretical foundation for establishing a positive classroom ethos / Sean Schat -- School of rock / Mason Steinke -- Case study : a turn-around in a high-needs classroom / Nadine Ayer -- A sense of place and student consent / Jacqueline Filipek -- Authorizing students through inquiry and assessment / Reanna Jordan and Ken Badley -- Authorizing students through relationships / Iriel Jaroslavsky -- On authority and dignity / Paige Ray -- Situating classroom management in English language arts, math, and social studies / Jacqueline Filipek, Margaretta Patrick, Wendy Stienstra -- Teacher authority and culturally responsive teaching / Margaretta Patrick -- Male authority : assumption-busting / Genie Kim -- Look who's talking : gender, teacher authority and the use of linguistic space / Allyson Jule -- Interrogating the relationship between a teacher's race and classroom authority / Malini Sivasubramaniam -- The student teacher's relationships : mentor teachers and students / Rebecca Clarke, Tiffany Chung, and Maegahn Smith -- Reflections of a beginning teacher : who am I going to be? / Ashley Ryl -- Establishing yourself as a teacher in a foreign setting / Nicola Campbell -- Succeeding as a substitute teacher / Bina Ali and Douglas Laing -- Creating positive classroom climate in remote settings / Kristen Tjostheim -- The challenges and rewards of teaching in remote settings / Dena Palmaymesa and Natasha Steenhof Bakker -- Reflections of a retired teacher / Ron McIntyre -- Conclusion / Margaretta Patrick & Ken Badley.

"This book argues that democratic classroom management is not a stand-alone issue, but is deeply intertwined with classroom climate, and requires a thoughtful, grounded understanding of classroom authority. Contributors explore the sources, nature, and extent of teacher authority, as they distinguish authority from authoritarianism, and describe how classroom authority is ultimately a shared endeavour between teachers and students. By drawing on a variety of contexts and perspectives, chapters in this volume contend with the complexities inherent in classroom authority through the lenses of gender, urban vs. rural contexts, and within elementary and secondary classrooms"-- Provided by publisher.