Teaching Democracy by Being Democratic
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 1996
200 pages
978-0-313-39097-5 (ISBN)
Description
The best way to teach democracy has been the subject of an ongoing debate for 2,500 years. Unlike most books about teaching democracy, this one spends more time on how to teach democracy than the what and why of teaching democracy. It punctures the irony of teaching democracy by lectures and superior teachers. In its place, this book provides a variety of illustrations for the teaching of democracy in an experiential and egalitarian fashion. The introduction presents a theoretical and analytical framework of democracy and democratic pedagogy. The six chapters cover topics such as structuring a democratic classroom; democratic practices that empower students; problem solving and community service that make the classroom a laboratory for democracy; and university-based programs of democratic alternatives that serve the community. The volume's treatment of community organization, students as collaborators, personal empowerment, the community of need and response, and the democratic organization expresses its preference for direct democratic participation.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-39097-5 (9780313390975)
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Ted Becker | Richard A. Couto
Teaching Democracy by Being Democratic
Book
10/1996
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Persons
THEODORE L. BECKER is Professor of Political Science at Auburn University.
RICHARD A. COUTO is Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.
RICHARD A. COUTO is Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.
Content
Foreword, by James MacGregor Burns
Introduction, by Theodore L. Becker and Richard A. Couto
The Democratic Classroom
Students in Charge, by William R. Caspary
Personal Empowerment, by Louis Herman
Beyond Classrooms and Internships
Service Learning--Integrating Community Issues and the Curriculum, by Richard A. Couto
Applying Democratic Theory in Community Organizations, by Richard Guarasci and Craig A. Rimmerman
Innovative Democratic Institutions Within the University
Community Mediation Service: A Model for Teaching Democracy and Conflict Resolution, by Christa Daryl Slaton
Televote--Interactive, Participatory Polling, by Theodore L. Becker
Afterword, by Theodore L. Becker and Richard A. Couto
Bibliography
Index
Introduction, by Theodore L. Becker and Richard A. Couto
The Democratic Classroom
Students in Charge, by William R. Caspary
Personal Empowerment, by Louis Herman
Beyond Classrooms and Internships
Service Learning--Integrating Community Issues and the Curriculum, by Richard A. Couto
Applying Democratic Theory in Community Organizations, by Richard Guarasci and Craig A. Rimmerman
Innovative Democratic Institutions Within the University
Community Mediation Service: A Model for Teaching Democracy and Conflict Resolution, by Christa Daryl Slaton
Televote--Interactive, Participatory Polling, by Theodore L. Becker
Afterword, by Theodore L. Becker and Richard A. Couto
Bibliography
Index
