Experiencing Democracy in the Classroom : Building Democratic Learning Environments to Promote Civic Learning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Damiani, Valeria.

Contributor:

Damiani

Series:

IEA Research for Educators Series

IEA Research for Educators Series ; v.3

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This open access volume aims to support teachers with tools and examples of practices to facilitate democratic learning environments, strengthen civic learning, and foster students' attitudes and engagement in the classroom.Schools are among the most relevant contexts for students to practice citizenship firsthand.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Preface

Contents

Chapter 1 Civic and Citizenship Education: From Conceptualization to Classroom Practice

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Framing Citizenship and the Good Citizen

1.3 Civic and Citizenship Education

1.3.1 What is CCE?

1.3.2 CCE Aims and Intended Learning Outcomes

1.3.3 CCE Curriculum Content

1.3.4 The CCE Curriculum

Chapter 2 Democratic Learning Environments for Civic and Citizenship Education

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Democratic Learning Environments-The Whole-School Approach

2.2.1 School Climate and Culture

2.2.2 School Governance

2.2.3 Making Learning Environments Democratic

2.3 Classroom Climate

2.3.1 Classroom Discussions

2.4 Active and Experiential Learning

2.5 Introducing Democratic Processes in the Classroom: Enhancing Students' Participation

2.5.1 Classroom Organization and Rules

2.5.2 Students Play an Active Role in Their Learning Experience

2.6 Cooperative Learning

2.7 School-Community Cooperation

2.8 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 3 IEA Civic Education Studies and the Development of Democratic Learning Environments

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Main Aims and Characteristics of ICCS

3.3 ICCS Data Collection Instruments

3.4 ICCS Key Findings: Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Engagement, and School and Classroom Contexts

3.5 ICCS and the Building of Democratic Learning Environments

3.5.1 Openness in Classroom Discussions

3.5.2 Students' Involvement in Classroom Activities

3.5.3 Activities Related to Diversity in the Classroom

3.5.4 Teaching and Learning Activities in the Classroom

3.5.5 Civic Engagement in the Community and School-Community Collaboration

3.6 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 4 Classroom Practices for Building Democratic Learning Environments

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Classroom Climate.

4.3 Classroom Management

4.4 Creating Classroom Communities

4.5 Formative Assessment and Positive Error Handling

4.6 Teaching Strategies for Civic and Citizenship Education

4.6.1 Problem-Based, Inquiry-Based, and Project-Based, and Case-Based Learning

4.6.2 Debate and Discussion in CCE Development

4.6.3 Lateral Reading for Civic Online Reasoning

4.7 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 5 Experiencing Civic and Citizenship Education at School: Good Practice Examples From Four ICCS Countries

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Strengthening Civic Education and Cultural Identity. An Example from Brazil

5.2.1 Civic and Citizenship Education in Brazil

5.2.3 Project Launch and Student Engagement

5.3 Debating on Politics. An Example From Trento, Italy

5.3.1 Civic and Citizenship Education in Italy

5.3.2 Background Context for the Debate Tournament

5.4 Let Our Voice Against Gender Violence Be Heard! Flashmob. An Example From Rome, Italy

5.4.1 Background of the Flash Mob Project

5.4.2 The Flash Mob Project

5.5 A Debate on Voting and Elections. An Example From Slovenia

5.5.1 Civic and Citizenship Education in Slovenia

5.5.2 Context for "A Closer Look at Democracy" Theme

5.5.3 A Debate on Voting and Elections

5.6 A Classroom Role-Play Activity: Understanding the Social Ladder. An Example From The Netherlands

5.6.1 Civic and Citizenship Education in the Netherlands

5.6.2 Simulating the Social Ladder

5.6.3 Acknowledgements

Glossary.

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ISBN:

3-032-25449-3