The role of education in a democracy: Continuing the debate

Tony Leach; Jordi Collet-Sabé; Antoni Tort Bardolet; Nuria Simó Gil; Matthew Clarke

doi:10.1080/03054985.2023.2239702

The role of education in a democracy: Continuing the debate

Tony Leach^* (Corresponding Author), Jordi Collet-Sabé, Antoni Tort Bardolet, Nuria Simó Gil, Matthew Clarke

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At a time when there are renewed expressions of concern about how our societies are organised and the health of our democracies, this paper focuses on the role of education in a democracy. Informed by John Dewey’s and Martin Buber’s accounts of what it is to be educated, and Homi Bhabha’s concept of third space work, the paper presents the case for a progressive education for democratic citizenship. Adopting an ethnologically-informed approach, the paper provides an in-depth look at two Catalan and two English schools, focussing on the ways in which they look to provide a democracy enabling education. The findings reveal how and why mutual cooperation, collaboration and dialogue in relationships are key elements in the modelling of an education for democratic citizenship.

Original language	English
Number of pages	15
Journal	Oxford Review of Education
Early online date	22 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2023.2239702
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 22 Aug 2023

Keywords

Education's democracy enabling role
dialogic relationships
ethnographic content
Martin Buber
John Dewey
Homi Bhabha

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