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Deliberative Democracy in Teacher Education Sarah Marie Stitzlein, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus SUGGESTED CITATION: Sarah Marie Stitzlein (2010) "Deliberative Democracy in Teacher Education," Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 5. http://services.bepress.com/jpd/vol6/iss1/art5	Download this article (197 KB, PDF) Tell a Colleague Get Acrobat Reader Printing Tip: Select the option to 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog to ensure the article prints as it appears on screen. Learn more...
This paper aims to contribute to the valuable conversation about the role of deliberative democracy in teacher education. I consider both using pedagogy that engages deliberative democracy in process, thereby enhancing teaching, and advancing deliberative democracy as a worthy goal in teacher education. I begin by looking at recent changes in society that have reshaped student goals, educational accountability, and the priority of democracy within higher education. I highlight these changes to issue a call for a thoroughgoing commitment to deliberative democracy both in theory and in practice, as a means and an end. I expand on the definition of deliberative democracy and the skills necessary to fulfilling it as they relate to the goals of teacher education. I close by turning to exemplary programs in teacher education and showcasing some smaller steps toward incorporating democratic practices and assignments.
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