International Seminar on Democracy and Education

University of Vic-UCC; York St John University; Metropolitan University of Manchester
26th and 27th of January. Vic (Barcelona).
Lloc: Masia Torre dels Frares (Sala interior)

    
Timetable

26 morning. 10.00 – 13.00    

10.00 Presentation of the Seminar: Matthew Clarke and Jordi Collet

10.15 Education and democracy. Matthew Clarke (York St John University)

11.00 Democratic School in the XXIst Century: possibilities, difficulties and resistances. Jordi Feu (University of Girona)

12.00 Leadership and democracy. A contradiction? John Schostak (Manchester Metropolitan University)

13.00 – 15.00 Lunch Break

26 afternoon. 15.00 – 18.00    

15.00 Demoskole: a perspective about democracy at schools. Núria Simó (University of Vic)

16.00 Commoning: a new rationality to democratise education? Jordi Collet. (University of Vic)

17.00 Cooperative work in schools. JR Lago, Teresa Segués (GRAD)

27 morning. 10.00 – 13.00

10.00 New trends, perspectives and practices on democratic education.  Conclusions and possible collaborations

11.00 VISIT: Gurb Secondary school

Lunch