Direct Democracy in High School: An Experiment from Greece

Autor/inn/en	Sykas, Theodosios; Peonidis, Filimon
Titel	Direct Democracy in High School: An Experiment from Greece
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Science Education, 21 (2022) 3, S.65-84 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sykas, Theodosios) ORCID (Peonidis, Filimon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1611-9665
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High School Students; High School Teachers; Democracy; Student Participation; Decision Making; Governance; School Activities; Social Environment; Educational Environment; Skill Development; Citizenship; Teaching Methods; Citizen Participation; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Demokratie; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Soziales Umfeld; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Staatsbürgerschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Griechenland
Abstract	Purpose: We discuss and preliminarily evaluate the SCA, a novel educational experiment that takes place in a Greek high school. Drawing on contemporary educational and political theory as well as the rich history of democratic ideas SCA has a twofold aim: to enable students to substantially participate in direct democratic decision-making procedures and to engage them along with their teachers in democratic school governance. Design/methodology/approach: SCA operates under conditions of democratic equality and mutual respect, since all students and teachers have one vote and the same speech rights, and its decisions are binding for the school community. The preliminary results that SCA has yielded so far, are based on the systematic observation of the SCA proceedings and on a structured self-report questionnaire for students. Findings: SCA promotes democratic school governance, improves the school's social climate, contributes to the development of certain democratic attitudes and skills, and helps students to become more responsible and public-spirited citizens. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01