Democracy and Education in the 21st Century: The Articulation of New Democratic Discourses and Practices

ISBN-13: 9783034330855 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 222 str.

Oscar Prieto-Flores; Jordi Feu

Opis

The main objective of this book is to describe how educational initiatives are emerging that are hopeful in terms of strengthening democracy in a real way in a convulsive world like the current one.

Spis treści

Democracy and Education: A Theoretical Proposal for the Analysis of Democratic Practices in Schools - Truth, Lies and Propaganda: The Challenge for Democratic and Co-ooperative Education - In Search of a Democratic Society: The Icelandic Kitchenware Revolution and an Educational Response to a Socio-Economic Collapse - Radical Democracy and Student Voice in Secondary Schools - The Voices of Students: Silenced Voices and Strategies to Make Them Heard in Schools - Democracy and Participation of Families and Community in Schools - Bringing Democratic Governance into Practice: Policy Enactments Responding to Neoliberal Governance in Spanish Public Schools - Democracy and Participation in Secondary Schools in Spain - Three Models of Initial Teacher Training in Social, Citizenship and Democratic Competences in Europe

O autorze

Jordi Feu is professor of Education Policy at the University of Girona. His scholarly work focuses on educational reform social movements, their influence in education policy and how democratic participation takes place in different educational settings.

Òscar Prieto-Flores is an associate professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Girona. His research focuses on the social inclusion of ethnic minority and immigrant populations in education.