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Democratic education is often specifically emancipatory, with the students' voices being equal to the teachers'. [1] Democratic education must be distinguished from civic education. Although there are overlaps, civic education is concerned with the study of the theoretical, political, and practical aspects of (democratic) citizenship, as well ...
John I. Goodlad (August 19, 1920 – November 29, 2014) was an educational researcher and theorist who published influential models for renewing schools and teacher education. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Goodlad's book, In Praise of Education (1997), defined education as a fundamental right in democratic societies, essential to developing individual and ...
In other Democratic Schools, most academic learning is not student-initiated, i.e. the school offers various courses on traditional school subjects in which students can, but do not have to, participate. [15] Usually, teachers (and less often students) offer other courses or projects on topics that interest them. This can be basically any topic ...
The Political Classroom: Evidence and Ethics in Democratic Education is a 2014 book by Diana Hess and Paula McAvoy on the role of politics in American classrooms, both in teaching controversial issues and teachers sharing their own views. It is based on a study of 1000 students across 35 schools and 21 teachers between 2005 and 2009. [1]
In Democracy and Education, Dewey argues that the primary ineluctable facts of the birth and death of each one of the constituent members in a social group determine the necessity of education. On one hand, there is the contrast between the immaturity of the new-born members of the group (its future sole representatives) and the maturity of the ...
Culturally relevant teaching is instruction that takes into account students' cultural differences. Making education culturally relevant is thought to improve academic achievement, [1] but understandings of the construct have developed over time [2] Key characteristics and principles define the term, and research has allowed for the development and sharing of guidelines and associated teaching ...
A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in self-defense. Gerald Radford testified on Friday that he feared for his own ...
A further distinction from a teacher-centered classroom to that of a student-centered classroom is when the teacher acts as a facilitator, as opposed to an instructor. In essence, the teacher's goal in the learning process is to guide students into making new interpretations of the learning material, thereby 'experiencing' content, reaffirming ...