Civic Education during a Democratic Crisis, with Walter Parker (University of Washington, Seattle)
10/07/23 • 49 min
How should educators prepare youth for democratic participation at a moment when democracy itself seems so fragile? For ESD's third anniversary episode, Walter Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Washington - Seattle, explores the answer to this question by sharing ideas from his new book, Education for Liberal Democracy: Using Classroom Discussion to Build Knowledge and Voice. Walter Parker is one of the most influential social studies education scholars of our time. In his new book and on this episode, he argues that education can and must address a twofold crisis in our democracy – a legitimacy crisis and an epistemic crisis. Brett and Walter discuss how this can be done in the classroom and beyond.
Episode Resources
About Walter Parker
Walter's New Book: Education for Liberal Democracy
Walter's Knowledge-in-Action Project
Gutman's Book: Democratic Education
Brett's Media Literacy Education Paper
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Feedspot's 100 Best Classroom Podcasts (including ESD!)
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How should educators prepare youth for democratic participation at a moment when democracy itself seems so fragile? For ESD's third anniversary episode, Walter Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Washington - Seattle, explores the answer to this question by sharing ideas from his new book, Education for Liberal Democracy: Using Classroom Discussion to Build Knowledge and Voice. Walter Parker is one of the most influential social studies education scholars of our time. In his new book and on this episode, he argues that education can and must address a twofold crisis in our democracy – a legitimacy crisis and an epistemic crisis. Brett and Walter discuss how this can be done in the classroom and beyond.
Episode Resources
About Walter Parker
Walter's New Book: Education for Liberal Democracy
Walter's Knowledge-in-Action Project
Gutman's Book: Democratic Education
Brett's Media Literacy Education Paper
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Feedspot's 100 Best Classroom Podcasts (including ESD!)
Related Episodes of ESD
Engagement & Equity in Civic Education, with Jane Lo (Michigan State)
The Civically Engaged Districts Project, with Beth Rubin (Rutgers) and NJ District Administrators (New Brunswick Public Schools)
Helping Youth Become Critical News Consumers, with John Silva and Miriam Romais (News Literacy Project)
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Creating "Brave Spaces" for Learning, with Dr. Kewsi Burgess (Hackett Middle School, Albany, NY)
How can literacy learning support civic engagement? How can educators best support the literacy learning of young African-American males? On this episode, Brett speaks with Kewsi Burgess, a veteran middle school teacher in the City School District of Albany. Dr. Burgess recently earned his doctoral degree at the University at Albany, and his dissertation closely examined how one seasoned African-American educator supported the literacy learning of the black boys in his classroom. In this interview, he explains how literacy learning is intertwined with civic education and how teachers can create a positive classroom culture that encourages broad and meaningful participation. Kewsi also discusses his personal and professional journey and how he is using what he learned in his dissertation study.
Episode Resources
Article about Kewsi Burgess
Video featuring Kewsi Burgess
E. Moje on Adolescent Literacy
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Related Episodes of ESD
The Civically Engaged Districts Project, with Beth Rubin (Rutgers) and NJ District Administrators (New Brunswick Public Schools)
Helping Youth Become Critical News Consumers, with John Silva and Miriam Romais (News Literacy Project)
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The recent conflict in Israel and Gaza has been upsetting to so many of us and to so many young people. How should educators respond? How should they help their students make sense of these events? On this show, I speak with Lauraine Langreo, a staff writer at Education Week who has written two recent articles on these questions. We discuss these articles, the resources that she recommends, and what she’s learned about how teachers and administrators are addressing the conflict - and related conflicts among students - in schools.
Episode Resources
About Lauraine Langreo
Langreo: Resources for Addressing the Israel-Hamas War in the Classroom
Langreo: How Teachers are Addressing the Israel-Hamas War
Brett's Media Literacy Education Paper
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
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