Democracy & Education

Aims & Scope

The mission of Democracy & Education is to provoke rigorous, open, and inclusive engagement with the challenges of educating youth in the pre-K-12 age span for active participation in a democratic society. This online, open access journal seeks to support and sustain conversations that take as their focus the conceptual foundations, social policies, institutional structures, and teaching/learning practices associated with democratic education. The editors see the opportunity to engage multiple audiences in conversation about key educational issues as not only crucial to an open and thriving democracy, but also a central design principle for a journal that seeks to explore democratic education. Therefore, the editors are committed to making every volume of the journal a space for substantive dialogue. This commitment shapes the journal’s use of online publishing capabilities in the following ways:Format.The journal follows an “articles building to an issue” format. Two formal issues a year will be published; however, articles will typically be posted upon acceptance to facilitate timely reactions and responses. We anticipate 6-8 conversations (each an original article plus responses) per issue.Feature Article Submissions.The editors invite two general types of submissions: feature article submissions and responses. A manuscript is considered a feature article submission if it initiates a new conversation, i.e., is not a response to a previous article. Such submissions include traditional scholarly texts as well as other genres of writing and media formats. The editors encourage submissions utilizing diverse methodologies and forms of expression. While we welcome articles that include discussions of teaching strategies, such examinations should be grounded within and primarily focused on analyses of how such work advances our understanding of the intersection of democracy and education. Text submissions are limited to 5,000-8,000 words (references not included). Video

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