The aim of this paper is to bring together concepts and commitments from both liberal queer theories with the purpose designing an integrated framework for equity-focused education policy analysis implementation. In essence, we build a conceptual bridge between democratic develop what call “queer framework” We use case Fair Accurate Inclusive Respectful Education Act (FAIR) throughout as exempl...

This article is the first of four articles exploring democratic schools co-founded by teenage students in Norway and Sweden. Our larger project explores relationship between democracy education educational dialogism. Both dialogism are partially rooted idea that should be a personal meaning-making practice where participants can create organize their lives ways make sense to them explore intere...

This essay aims to demonstrate the theoretical purchase offered by linking Dewey’s educational theory with a rigorous account of dialectical development. Drawing on recent literature which emphasizes the continuing influence of Hegel on Dewey’s thought throughout the latter’s career, this essay reconstructs Dewey’s argument regarding the detrimental effects of “external aims” (e.g., grades, sta...

Many Latin American countries democratized between 1975 and 2000, and research has confirmed that contemporary Latin Americans hold democratic political attitudes. Using AmericasBarometer surveys of 18 countries from 2008, we examine the commitment of Latin Americans to three democratic attitudes – preference for democracy over other forms of government, support for general participation rights...

Democracy is directly linked to the two main components of criminology: crime and justice. Moreover, the scientific study of crime and justice has been limited in large part to researchers working in democratic regimes. In this article, I address the question of how criminologists through research and education can better nurture democratic, nonauthoritarian societies. I argue that our field wo...

Today, educational evaluation theory and practice face a critical juncture with the kind of educational accountability evaluation legislated by No Child Left Behind. While the goal of this kind of educational accountability is to improve education, it is characterized by a hierarchical, top-down approach to improving educational achievement reflecting a climate of control and efficiency. Democr...