Deliberative Democracy in Teacher Education.
Abstract
Abstract This paper aims to contribute to the valuable conversation about the role of deliberative democracy in teacher education. I consider both using pedagogy that engages deliberative democracy in process, thereby enhancing teaching, and advancing deliberative democracy as a worthy goal in teacher education. I begin by looking at recent changes in society that have reshaped student goals, educational accountability, and the priority of democracy within higher education. I highlight these changes to issue a call for a thoroughgoing commitment to deliberative democracy both in theory and in practice, as a means and an end. I expand on the definition of deliberative democracy and the skills necessary to fulfilling it as they relate to the goals of teacher education. I close by turning to exemplary programs in teacher education and showcasing some smaller steps toward incorporating democratic practices and assignments.
Department
Education
Publication Date
8-31-2010
Journal Title
Journal of Public Deliberation
Publisher
Bepress
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Stitzlein, Sarah Marie (2010) "Deliberative Democracy in Teacher Education," Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 5. Available at: http://www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/vol6/iss1/art5
