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iespected as individual. To rcspect the individulas a leamer meas
ro respel the feelinS md peBoMlity of the individuals in re3l life-
Tllis rcminds us of the @ncepl of hurnan nghs and also of the
detDocratic principles in which ri. individual is the core of the
contemporary society. one carnot i8norc lhe very stronS wave of
democmcy and of the huinan rights sweeps of ihe conldPorary
world. Societies and st tes de measwd by the €xlent they Practice
the d€nocratic prirciples includjrg $e space of tEedom they sive
to th* cidzeru. In Yelner! this wave has ils impacl, lhe result of
which d|€ siare is evenhBlly forc€d lo adopt the dernrratic t?e of
govemment. But the p.actice of denocncy in the way n is sti in
irs early staSes and what one can se€ now is rath€r a kind of abuse
to democ.acy. The reason why lhis is so is in the researchefs
opinion b@e tle Yetlgi p.ople de not educated to behve
democmdcally. Democmcy is a behavior b€foE n is a political
syst€n- For &mocracy !o succeed it must grow in ard with lbe
child as he grows. TIl€ individual should be imbibed widl th.
demcratic valws &d idezls ioh rhe firsi day of his school life.
For this to lake place it is the task of lhe school to initiate
democracy among is population ard this @ be achieved by
inioducing democracy not a an abstract fonn hn mther as
concrere nonos ard b€havio6. On the lop of tbis is thc resp€.i of
the leamer as an indep€ndent human beins who cm exprcss his
wjshes and his likes dd disliker. His word!, expressionr ideas,
sussestions, and needs shodd have a place in whal he leam. All
this hd b€en poi.ted out by Eles who sF, " fie field oflarguge
l@ing na b€cn influenced by the idea! of those who eU foi the
resFar for <strong>tn</strong>c irdjviduar i. society" (Elis & siNhn l9E9:50).
Such a resp€cl entails the involveme of the individoal leme. in
the decision- nakirg proc€$- Tle leam€r should be eiv€r the
chmce to cboose whaL how. md when he warls io leam Fron all
this, @nes th€ idea of relonr$ending leams-c$i.r€d approach€s
which e fie only sftguard to prcmte th. rcsFct of the
individu.lity of t]| l€5lM.
6.In comction with the teacherrs posilion uder lcame.-centered
apprcaches is the ftar that he will b€ 6d6 th€ Grcy of the lealE.
Tris is basel€ss. It would be right lo say that his position or hi! .ole
*ould be diffcrcni from rh€ pEviou om. It is r.ue rhar ie is no