A discursive review of 377 peer-reviewed articles identifies eight versions of democratic education¶
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q2 i? Discourse analysis of 377 English-language peer-reviewed journal articles (2006–2017) produced eight versions of democratic education, each associated with a distinctive political discourse. → Edda Sant 2019
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Edda Sant 2019¶
Edda Sant. (2019). Democratic Education: A Theoretical Review (2006–2017). Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654319862493
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Theoretical review using Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory. Sources were found via Web of Science, ERIC, Google Scholar, and Scopus, filtered through quality, language, focus, and accessibility criteria; "This process resulted in a total of 377 articles being included in this review." Coding in NVivo 11 across four categories yielded the eight discursive patterns.
"This process resulted in a total of 377 articles being included in this review."
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