Abstract
Paradox is always with us. At an existential level, our very being in the world is not something we have chosen; yet the ‘thrownness’ of our being, as Heidegger described it, does not absolve us of ethical responsibility in living our life in this world, nor does our essentially isolated status as individuals release us from the obligation of living ethically alongside others within this shared world. However, claims to democracy are undermined if the fair, equitable and transparent political mechanisms are absent or corrupted to the extent that the views and experiences of large sections of a population remain unrepresented. This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book enables the possibility of democratic education ‘in spite of it all’ and brings democracy into the classroom. It includes relations with parents, as well as building networks of schools.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Paradoxes of democracy, leadership and education |
Subtitle of host publication | Struggling for social justice in the twenty-first century |
Editors | John Schostak, Matthew Clarke, Linda Hammersley-Fletcher |
Publisher | Routledge |
Number of pages | 7 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351029186 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138492981 |
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Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 3 Jun 2020 |