Education in a Democratic World

The Role of Multicultural Education in Constructing a Democratic-pluralistic Society in Iran

Multicultural education, as an educational reform movement, has been given ample attention since 1960s. It has sought to promote the democratic values and educational equality in culturally and racially diverse communities. One of the most important issues at the forefront of education in multi-ethnic societies is how to bring social cohesion by helping people from different cultural, racial, l...

Action for Democratic Education

A subtle, yet noticeable, shift is occurring in recent debates over the reform of public schooling. In response to the reform reports of 1983 which stressed the need for schools to prepare workers, more recent reports have instead focused upon the preparation of citizens—in particular, the preparation of democratic citizens.* This new wave of proposals echoes a traditional resistance against th...

Democratic Challenges in the Contemporary World

Democratic Capitalism and Philanthropy in a Globalizing World

Democratic capitalism has become the popular paradigm in the modern world, and it is spreading further through globalization. It is a model based on growth, expansion and constant innovation. However, it is accompanied by social problems which may worsen despite overall gains in wealth. In this paper, we suggest that democratic capitalist societies may benefit from the application of what has b...

Democratic Re nement in a Multi-Agent World

This project is concerned with how a group of agents can work together to correct faults in their own performance. We believe that reenement can be transformed into a DAI problem which agents will cooperate to solve. All agents in the community would have the opportunity to contribute to this process; hence the word democratic in the project title. The ideas in this document are the culmination...