Critical democratic pedagogies understand educative or learning processes as a continuous, two-way, dialectic process. These processes are constructed around the personal experiences of the students and allow critical thinking and action. All that, in order to help students grow (Drinkwater, 2014).
This kind of pedagogies give students the opportunity to speak out and be heard. That means too that student’s previous experiences and interest are taken into account in the classroom for their on-going development (Dewey, 1938).
Democratic pedagogies imply the rupture of hierarchies. That is, teachers become also learners, learning from and alongside students (Freire 1970, 53). This means that the role of the teacher is of a facilitator for
This kind of pedagogies give students the opportunity to speak out and be heard. That means too that student’s previous experiences and interest are taken into account in the classroom for their on-going development (Dewey, 1938).
Democratic pedagogies imply the rupture of hierarchies. That is, teachers become also learners, learning from and alongside students (Freire 1970, 53). This means that the role of the teacher is of a facilitator for