Agenda for Education in a Democracy
AED: What is it?
Agenda for Education in a Democracy The Agenda for Education in a Democracy is a comprehensive educational renewal initiative developed by John I. Goodlad. It addresses how best to prepare teachers and students in a social and political democracy. These ideas are laid out in a variety of books and other publications.The Agenda for Education in a Democracy bookspublications
1.Mission 2.Conditions 3.Strategy
Agenda for Education in a Democracy Mission (Moral, encompassing both ends and means) Knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to participate in a democracy Nurturing pedagogy Access to knowledge by all students Stewardship of the school
Teaching of skills and dispositions (Enculturation)
EnculturationAttention to how we teach - - modeling democratic dispositions and nurturing each individual child (Nurturing Pedagogy)
EnculturationNurturing PedagogyAttention to equity and justice - - whose interests are being served? (Access to Knowledge)
EnculturationNurturing PedagogyAccess to KnowledgeAccepting responsibility (Stewardship)
Education in a Democracy Purpose of schools is to prepare well educated, creative, and thughtful citizens who are active, critical participants in the civic processes that promote our democracy.
Agenda for Education in a Democracy Conditions (Those necessary to the education of America’s teachers and the health of the public schools) 20 Postulates Sufficient Resources Leadership Connections with the ecology of schooling -- community and context
Agenda for Education in a Democracy Strategy Simultaneous Renewal of schools and the education of educators Systematic implementation of DDAE Ongoing assessment of implementation
AED: Who Does This Work?
Agenda for Education in a Democracy Participants Institute for Educational Inquiry Center for Educational Renewal National Network for Educational Renewal League of Small Democratic Schools
Institute for Educational Inquiry
Institute for Educational Inquiry A small non-profit organization whose aim is to deepen understanding of and support action toward the AED’s implementation.
Institute for Educational Inquiry The National Network for Educational Renewal A national membership network of school-university partnerships whose shared mission is to implement the AED.
League of Small Democratic Schools
League of Small Democratic Schools 14 small elementary and secondary schools together for professional development and support for their work
Institute for Educational Inquiry The National Network for Educational Renewal League of Small Democratic Schools Institute for Educational Inquiry National Network for Educational Renewal Agenda for Education in a Democracy
Related Programs (Current) Developing Networks of Responsibility to Educate America’s Youth Journalism, Education, and the Public Good
Agenda for Education in a Democracy Leadership and Inquiry Programs (Recent and Current) Sustaining Simultaneous Renewal Initiating Simultaneous Renewal Summer Symposium Forum for Educational Leadership Examining The Role of Hybrid Educators
Agenda for Education in a Democracy
Setting Renewal Sessions Sponsored by the IEI and the NNER And local settings
Goals
To provide renewal of the concepts for those familiar with the AED To prepare a cadre of people who can carry out these sessions in the future To give us feedback to refine the curriculum To increase understanding of the AED among those new to settings
Agenda for Education in a Democracy