An examination of three concepts: “education for democracy”, “democracy of education”, and “right to education”. The course will seek to clarify the ideas and principles which underlie different conceptions of democracy and human rights, and will focus on the methods of implementing theseideasand principles via education at home, school, and in society at large. Additionally, the course will study concepts, methods, and philosophy of education, from the perspective of convergence with, or divergence from the principles of democracy and human rights. The course will also introduce students to the theoretical foundations of teaching democracy and human rights, democracy in the teaching-learning process, and how this difference from memorization and rote learning.
