It's Not Education that Scares Me, It's the Educators...: Is there Still Hope for Democracy in Education, and Education for Democracy?

The book presents a vision for transformative education and EfD, seeking to cultivate, stimulate, and support political and media literacy, critical engagement, and a re-conceptualization of what education is and how it can address entrenched, systemic, and institutional problems. It is based on over a decade of empirical research in various contexts and jurisdictions and aims to link teaching and learning with agency, solidarity, action, and transformative change.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 325 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2019
Publisher: Stylus Publishing

The relationship between democracy, Education for Democracy (EfD), and social justice is a central concern for Carr and Thésée, and this volume explores these themes through a Freirian theoretical lens. The authors aim to deconstruct, re-imagine, and plan for a more meaningful, vibrant, and socially just democracy that challenges the normative, representative, and hegemonic democracy that currently dominates formal relations, institutions, processes, and education. The book presents a vision for transformative education and EfD, seeking to cultivate, stimulate, and support political and media literacy, critical engagement, and a re-conceptualization of what education is and how it can address entrenched, systemic, and institutional problems that plague society. Based on over a decade of empirical research in various contexts and jurisdictions, the authors strive to link teaching and learning with agency, solidarity, action, and transformative change within the conceptual framework of a critically engaged EfD.

Weight: 436g
Dimension: 55 x 211 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781975501433