Dewey and the democratic curriculum

Neil Hopkins

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Abstract

This paper uses Dewey’s seminal Democracy and Education (1916) as a key text to investigate the concept of the democratic curriculum. I argue that a democratic curriculum is one where a series of educational innovations or procedures are followed. These are: a removal of the exisiting division between ‘academic’ and ‘vocational’ education; pedagogy in the form of discussion and dialogue; negotiation of curriculum aims and objectives with students and other local stakeholders. The focus of attention will be on the English school curriculum (both primary and secondary), especially concerning the National Curriculum, and the debate over ‘standards’ and testing . A tentative link between the democratic curriculum and increased student motivation and participation is made.

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Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 141-160

Publication milestones

Published - 14/05/2018

Publication status

Published - 14/05/2018

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Publisher

Emerald Publishing, United Kingdom

ISBN (Print)

9781787436268

External Publication IDs

handle.net: 10547/622879
Scopus: 85147642079

Host publication title

Dewey and Education in the 21st Century: Fighting back

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Dewey and the Democratic Curriculum NH revisions.docx.pdf

Accepted author manuscript, 117.38 KB

License:CC BY-NC-ND

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