Education for Democratic Processes in Schools and Classrooms

In Denmark, significant, sustained efforts have been made for many years to implement means by which school students could learn about democracy through active participation in democratic learning experiences. Rather than be taught solely about democracy and democratic citizenship as is the case in...

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Published in:European journal of education 2002-06, Vol.37 (2), p.193-210
Main Authors: Print, Murray, Ørnstrøm, Susanne, Skovgaard Nielsen, Henrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Challenges for Citizenship Education in the New Europe
Citizen participation
Citizenship
Citizenship Education
Citizenship responsibility
Civic education
Civics
Curriculum
Democracy
Democratic values
Education
Educational Environment
Educational Policy
Educational Theories
Experiential Learning
Political attitudes
Publishing industry
Schools
Secondary education
Student Experience
Student participation
Students
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Values education
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Summary:In Denmark, significant, sustained efforts have been made for many years to implement means by which school students could learn about democracy through active participation in democratic learning experiences. Rather than be taught solely about democracy and democratic citizenship as is the case in most counties, students in Danish schools are able to learn about democracy by actively participating in democratic processes within the school. After examining the need for and concepts underpinning education for democratic processes, this article discusses ways of teaching citizenship and moral education in Denmark. Much of the material on Denmark in this article is based on two authors' active experiences and reflections as national advisers and history/civics teachers at the upper secondary school level over many years. Drawing from that experience, it is the authors' contention that if countries and education systems want to be effective in helping young people to become active, democratic citizens then it is necessary to integrate democratic practices in the school and the classroom.
ISSN:0141-8211
1465-3435
DOI:10.1111/1467-3435.00102