Article Title
Democratic Spaces: How Teachers Establish and Sustain Democracy and Education in Their Classrooms
Abstract
Democratic education focuses on developing students using democratic principles and processes in the classroom. In this study, we aim to understand how self-identified democratic educators practice democratic education in public-school classrooms. Nine participants, teachers in K12 schools, were interviewed for this qualitative study. In investigating how public-school teachers implemented and sustained democratic education in their classrooms, six themes emerged—fostering relationships, empowering students, and teaching and using democratic skills, democratic educative structure, democratic teacher praxis, and obstacles.
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Recommended Citation
Collins, J.
, Hess, M. E.
, Lowery, C. L.
(2019).
Democratic Spaces: How Teachers Establish and Sustain Democracy and Education in Their Classrooms.
Democracy and Education,
27
(1), Article 3.
Available at:
https://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol27/iss1/3
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