Democracy in the classroom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928639 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Leach (0000-0002-1021-6361, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-194 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Power and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-7438 • E-ISSN: 1757-7438 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1757743818756911 |
| OpenAlex | W2802788988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article presents the case for a progressive education that embraces notions of democratic values in the classroom, and an education for democratic citizenship. Informed by John Dewey’s and Martin Buber’s philosophies of education, and Homi Bhabha’s concept of ‘third space’ work, the article examines the problematic and contested issues of emancipation and empowerment for learning in the classroom and across the school. Democracy in schooling requires a learning environment where teachers and students are encouraged and empowered to engage in mutual dialogue over matters to do with teaching and learning. Acknowledging this requirement, and the traditional agential and power-related positioning of teacher–student relationships and role identities in the classroom and across the school, this article argues for the creation of learning environments where classroom practice is democratically ‘top-down’ teacher-guided and ‘bottom-up’ student-informed
Citizenship · Critical theory · Democracy · Democratic Education · Emancipation · Empowerment · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Power structure · Sociology · Teacher education · Teaching method · Work (physics · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education
Communities of Practice
Surprise in Schools
Notes on the theory of the actor-network
Foucault and Education
Education Policy
The power of negative thinking in and for teacher education
The teacher as high priest and usherer in of the Kingdom of God
The (absent) politics of neo-liberal education policy
Martin Buber’s philosophy of education and its implications for adult non‐formal education
Social and emotional pedagogies
Effective professional learning communities? The possibilities for teachers as agents of change in schools
Inter‐professional work and expertise
From ‘consulting pupils’ to ‘pupils as researchers’
Evidence‐based practice and teacher action‐research
Navigating the Terrain of Third Space
Reconstructing identities in higher education
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |