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Publication Date: 2017
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Listening to Children in Dialogue. A Response to "'State Your Defense!' Children Negotiate Analytic Frames in the Context of Deliberative Dialogue"
Bickmore, Kathy
Democracy & Education, v25 n2 Article 8 2017
In this appreciative response to Jennifer Hauver's article about elementary children's negotiation of analytic frames in deliberative dialogue during input into a school governance decision, Bickmore argues for the value of such agentic, citizenship-relevant learning opportunities in public schools. She points to their unfortunate infrequency (to the detriment of socially just democracy) in economically and racially marginalized communities. The concept of analytic frames is compared with the notion of interests--desires, needs, concerns, and ethical principles--underlying each party's proposals in integrative negotiated conflict resolution theory. Questions are raised about the roles played by cultural context and status inequalities within dialogue groups. Bickmore concludes that both Hauver's research methodology and her pedagogy of listening intently to children show enormous potential for enhancing transformative democratic education. [For "'State Your Defense!' Children Negotiate Analytic Frames in the Context of Deliberative Dialogue," see EJ1162608.]
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Democratic Values, Transformative Learning, Cultural Context, School Administration, Participative Decision Making, Elementary School Students, Ethics, Social Differences, Conflict Resolution, Citizenship Education, Active Learning, Persuasive Discourse, Disadvantaged
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education
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