Implementing a Democratic Pedagogy in the Classroom: Putting Dewey into Practice

A vignette detailing a discussion amongst elementary school teachers brings the ambiguity and challenges of implementing a democratic pedagogy into focus. Using this as a springboard, democratic pedagogy is explored through Dewey’s three democratic dispositions: all human beings are morally equal, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sheryl MacMath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society for Studies in Education 2008-07-01
Series:Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjnse/article/view/30388