Democracy in learning : a search for organizational alternatives in tertiary education / [by Trevor Williams].

Abstract

During 1974, an attempt was made to change the or~anisational structures and the nat re of the learning tasks in several management education courses . These courses are offered by the Department of Corrmerce in the University of Western Aust~alia, and arc inten ed to introduce students to the general field of organisation and management. The change was aimed at moving away from the traditional teacher-s t udent basis of education towards a structure based on groups of students who had as thei r task t e education of themselves, using staff and other resources t o accomplish their task . Show more