Essays about: "Democratic education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 110 essays containing the words Democratic education.
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1. Mapping the reality of relationshop and sex education in the UK: A phenomenographic exploration of stakeholder conceptions regarding religious and political issues affecting a school’s implementation of policy.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This case study aims to ontologically map out the conceptions that stakeholders in a small rural school in Norfolk have regarding the new statutory guidance for relationship and sex education (RSE). The main areas of exploration are the conditions under which RSE is understood, structured and taught. READ MORE
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2. Perspectives on a social justice and European identity: a study of intergroup dialogues
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk professionAbstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to advance the promotion of an all-encompassing, multi-faceted discussion on social justice and explore the concept through identity negotiation in the European context. Theory: Three concepts were introduced to bring together the theoretical framework: “Critical consciousness”, “Third Space” and ”Dialogism”. READ MORE
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3. Complementary Money for Democracy : A multiple-case study of four complementary currencies in northwestern Europe from a perspective of radical democracy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Democracy is facing mounting challenges in today’s globalised world, with rising inequalities and unsustainable practices. Yet money creation and design are kept independent of popular control despite the substantial impacts they have on the development of society and the well-being of its citizens. READ MORE
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4. IMPLEMENTING SOLAR POWER SYSTEM AT ELIKIA SCHOOL : Electricity Generation for Education and Community Development in the DRC
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronikAbstract : This report examines the feasibility and cost of installing an off-grid solar system for Elika School in the village of Lwengo, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo has one of the lowest electrification rates globally. Only 19% of the population has access to electricity, and almost none in rural areas. READ MORE
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5. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter
University essay from Södertörns högskola/EngelskaAbstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE