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Jonane, Lolita; Iliško, Dzintra; Fjodorova, Ilona; Antonevica, Liga – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2022
Currently, the educational system in Latvia is undergoing a transition from a traditional to a competence-based curriculum where civic education plays an important place in pupils' holistic development. In the context of strengthening civic education, it is important to gain experience in practising citizenship in order to promote the active…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Self Concept
Levy, Brett L. M.; Learned, Julie E.; Harris, Cornelia B. – Social Education, 2022
Although many adults perceive young "digital natives" as savvy about our new media landscape, youth are regularly fooled by inaccurate stories and online scams. Furthermore, beyond the threat of outright false information, young people encounter confusing half-truths, misleading arguments, and disguised efforts to collect their personal…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Citizen Participation, Accuracy, Information Sources
Barak, Matan; Lefstein, Adam – Language and Education, 2022
Dialogic pedagogy aims to promote deliberative democratic skills, virtues and practices within an equitable and empowering classroom environment. This article problematizes the practice of setting classroom ground rules in light of dialogic pedagogy's democratic aspirations. Specifically, we explore the space for dissenting voices within the…
Descriptors: Democracy, Dialogs (Language), Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication
Patterson, Nancy C., Ed.; Chandler, Prentice T., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2022
The objective of this edited volume is to shed light upon K-12 perspectives of various school stakeholders in the current unique context of increasing political polarization and heightened teacher and student activism. It is grounded in academic freedom case law and the majority of opinion of the Supreme Court in the Tinker v. Des Moines…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Stakeholders, Attitudes, Student Rights
Merry, Michael S. – Democracy & Education, 2012
Obesity describes an abnormally high fat accumulation that impairs health. It is crudely measured by a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/sq meters. Obesity now ranks among the highest of concerns by the World Health Organization (WHO) and not only in countries of affluence; the figures of obesity worldwide have doubled since 1980 and the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, At Risk Persons, Physical Health
Hayes, Cleveland; Juarez, Brenda – Democracy & Education, 2012
In this article, we are concerned with White racial domination as a process that occurs in teacher education and the ways it operates to hinder the preparation of teachers to effectively teach all students. Our purpose is to identify and highlight moments within processes of White racial domination when individuals and groups have and make choices…
Descriptors: Race, Multicultural Education, Critical Theory, Culturally Relevant Education
Harrist, Christopher J. – Democracy & Education, 2012
Venka Simovska's article "Case Study of a Participatory Health-Promotion Intervention in School" provides important insights regarding the active involvement of youths in service programs. This response essay extends Simovska's discussions and frames them within three key areas: positive youth development, youth voice, and meaningful…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Case Studies, Health Promotion, Intervention
Peterson, Barbara A. – Democracy & Education, 2012
In his paper, Michael Merry poses an interesting and important question: How can we navigate between two often opposing interests--that of protecting the welfare of our society's children and that of protecting their liberties by avoiding paternalism? While Merry lays out his argument with clarity and insight into the risks and harm that state…
Descriptors: Caring, Obesity, Risk, Problem Solving
Fasching-Varner, Kenneth J.; Seriki, Vanessa Dodo – Democracy & Education, 2012
A struggle exists to engage in culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) that authentically represents the voices and interests of all across the K-20 spectrum, from higher education institutions, to teacher preparation programs, and into U.S. classrooms. This article responds to Hayes and Juarez's piece "There Is No Culturally Responsive Teaching Spoken…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Higher Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Faculty Development
Voigt, Kristin – Democracy & Education, 2012
This paper responds to Michael Merry's recent contribution on childhood obesity. Merry's analysis highlights the difficulties in finding an appropriate balance between children's and parents' interests in antiobesity interventions and emphasizes the importance of weight stigma and its effects on the obesity debate. He concludes by recommending…
Descriptors: Obesity, Freedom, Children, Risk
Otto, Stacy – Democracy & Education, 2012
In her 1938 epistolary novel and educational treatise, "Three Guineas," Virginia Woolf discusses "freedom from unreal loyalties" as key to educating for peace rather than for war, as was the concern in Woolf's time and remarkably remains of serious concern seventy-odd years later. This essay analyzes how modern-day, post-9/11…
Descriptors: Social Class, Public Education, Curriculum, Patriotism
Gray, Steven A.; Nicosia, Kristina; Jordan, Rebecca C. – Democracy & Education, 2012
Mueller, Tippins, and Bryan's contrast of the current limitations of science education with the potential virtues of citizen science provides an important theoretical perspective about the future of democratized science and K-12 education. However, the authors fail to adequately address the existing barriers and constraints to moving…
Descriptors: Evidence, Science Education, Expertise, Scientific Literacy
Weilbacher, Gary – Democracy & Education, 2012
The article "There Is No Culturally Responsive Teaching Spoken Here: A Critical Race Perspective" by Cleveland Hayes and Brenda C. Juarez suggests that the current focus on meeting standards incorporates limited thoughtful discussions related to complex notions of diversity. Our response suggests a strong link between standardization and White…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Whites, Race, Standards
English, Fenwick W.; Crowder, Zan – Democracy & Education, 2012
Eli Broad's approach to reforming urban public education does not recognize his own self-interest in promoting changes within such educational systems, a classic problem of misrecognition. The Broad agenda is an assault on the notion of the mission of public education as a service instead of a for-profit enterprise concerned with making money for…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Graduates, Educational Change, Urban Schools
Schussler, Deborah; Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; Diez, Mary E.; Murrell, Peter – Democracy & Education, 2012
The authors respond to a review of their book, "Teaching as a Moral Practice: Defining, Developing, and Assessing Dispositions". The authors emphasize a vision of shared commitments for quality teaching whereby teacher-educators instill and nurture the wisdom and virtue that a moral teacher must possess in order to teach in a variety of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Role of Education, Teacher Role