ERIC Number: EJ1428883
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3915
The Role of Education in a Democracy: Continuing the Debate
Oxford Review of Education, v50 n4 p484-498 2024
At a time when there are renewed expressions of concern about how our societies are organised and the health of our democracies, this paper focuses on the role of education in a democracy. Informed by John Dewey's and Martin Buber's accounts of what it is to be educated, and Homi Bhabha's concept of third space work, the paper presents the case for a progressive education for democratic citizenship. Adopting an ethnologically-informed approach, the paper provides an in-depth look at two Catalan and two English schools, focussing on the ways in which they look to provide a democracy enabling education. The findings reveal how and why mutual cooperation, collaboration and dialogue in relationships are key elements in the modelling of an education for democratic citizenship.
Descriptors: Role of Education, Democracy, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Progressive Education, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Ethnography
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain; United Kingdom (England)
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