Dilemmas in Democratic Education

• In Event: 54.037 - Philosophical Studies in Education Business Meeting

Abstract

In recent years, educators have become increasingly stymied by the challenges of teaching both in a democracy and for democracy. This is in large part because of the breakdown of democratic norms connected with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and the rise of populist, nativist, and anti-democratic movements around the world. At the same time, educators and policy makers have always faced hard choices about how to navigate strong ideological disagreement over appropriate curricular content, pedagogical approaches, and schools’ roles in a democratic society. In this interactive session, six scholars and educators from around the globe will engage participants in a discussion of a normative case study related to democratic education.

Authors

• Meira Levinson, Harvard University

• Jacob Fay, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University

• Ana Romero Iribas

• Lauren Bialystok, University of Toronto - OISE

• Allison Mee

• Nir Michaeli, Oranim College of Education