Democracy and decency: what does education have to do with it?

Introduction : Where There Is Democracy, Should There Be Decency? : Framing the Context, Notion, and Potential for a More "Decent" Democracy / Paul R. Carr, Paul L. Thomas, Julie Gorlewski and Brad J. Porfilio -- What Is Decency Within the Context of Democracy and Education? / Katie Zahedi -- Democracy, Education, and a Politics of Idignation / Dalene M. Swanson -- Social Justice : Seeking Democracy That Eschews Oppression in Any Form / Sheron Fraser-Burgess -- Social Justice Requirements for Democracy and Education / Carlos Riodigos Mosquera -- The Ascendance of Democracy : David Purpel's Prophetic Pedagogical Path to Democracy / Richard Hartsell and Susan B. Harden -- Writing and Restoring Democracy : Empathy, Critique, and the Neoliberal Monoculture / Chris Gilbert -- What Are Icelandic Teachers? : Attitudes Toward Democracy in Education? / Ingimar lafsson Waage, Kristj?n Kristj?nsson, and Amal?a Bjornsdottir -- Ripples of Change : Redefining Democracy and Fostering Resistance in the Classroom / Emily A. Daniels -- Education, Democracy, and Decency : Which Curriculum Ideology Best Addresses a Child's Education for Democracy? / Richard H. Rogers -- Whose Democracy Is This, Anyway? : Teaching Socially Responsible Literacies for Democracy, Decency, and Mindfulness / Joseph R. Rodriguez -- Unschooling for Citizen Creation / Kristan Morrison -- Democracy and Decency Supporting Science Teaching / Michael Svec -- Educating To Act Decently : Can Human Rights Education Foster Socially Just Democracy? / Stefanie Rinaldi -- Responsible Citizens and Critical Skills in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence : The Contribution of Classical Rhetoric to Democratic Deliberation / Arlene Holmes-Henderson -- The Isolated Irish and Education for Democracy : Acknowledging Our Responsibility to Ourselves in Social Sciences Education/ Aoife B. Prendergast -- Beyond the School Of Greece and Into Baltimore : Education in Undemocratic Democracies / Pamela J. Hickey and Tim W. Watson -- Case Study : A Suburban High School's Courageous Conversations of Democracy and Diversity / Jacquelyn Benchik-Osborne -- Pedagogies of Democracy and Decency in a Religiously Diverse Society / Rawia Hayik -- Mobilizing Citizenship Education in the Arab World : Toward a Pedagogy for Democracy / Wisam Kh. Abdul-Jabbar

Cover -- Series page -- Democracy and Decency -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- SECTION I: CONSTRUCTING MEANINGSFOR DEMOCRACY AND DECENCY -- CHAPTER 1: What Is Decency Within the Context of Democracy and Education? -- CHAPTER 2: Democracy, Education, and a Politics of Indignation -- CHAPTER 3: Social Justice -- CHAPTER 4: Social Justice Requirements for Democracy and Education -- CHAPTER 5: The Ascendance of Decency -- CHAPTER 6: Writing and Restoring Democracy -- CHAPTER 7: What Are Icelandic Teachers' Attitudes Toward Democracy in Education? -- CHAPTER 8: Ripples of Change -- SECTION II: JUSTICE FOR ALL AS PRAXIS -- CHAPTER 9: Education, Democracy, and Decency -- CHAPTER 10: "Whose Democracy Is This, Anyway?" -- CHAPTER 11: Unschooling for Citizen Creation -- CHAPTER 12: Democracy and Decency Supporting Science Teaching -- CHAPTER 13: Educating to Act Decently -- SECTION III: SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY, DECENCY, AND DIVERSITY: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES -- CHAPTER 14: Responsible Citizens and Critical Skills in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence -- CHAPTER 15: The Isolated Irish and Education for Democracy -- CHAPTER 16: Beyond the School of Greece and Into Baltimore -- CHAPTER 17: Case Study -- CHAPTER 18: Pedagogies of Democracy and Decency in a Religiously Diverse Society -- CHAPTER 19: Mobilizing Citizenship Education in the Arab World -- About the Contributors -- Index