Democracy, education and economics

Zohreh Emami and John Davis

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2009, vol. 1, issue 1/2, 37-45

Abstract: This paper examines the connections between democracy and education, particularly as it concerns economics. We adopt a pluralist proceduralist view of democracy, and argue that this requires a view of individuals as active decision-makers able to deliberate and reflect on their different ideas and opinions – a view not available to mainstream economics with its preference-based view of the individual. The paper examines the nature of learning and its implications for teaching, and then applies this to economics education. An important aspect of this is students' exploration of their values. We argue this approach requires a pluralist educational philosophy.

Keywords: education; democracy; economics; pluralism; individual; agency; instrumentalist; proceduralism; cognitive science; teaching; learning; economics education. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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