YOUDEX
March 2025 – May 2026
IDEC@EUDEC International Democratic Education Conference 2025
1-7 August 2025
AI in Education : Navigating Opportunities and Risks in a Democratic Framework
The 21st century has brought us algorithms capable of organising our social interactions and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems so intelligent they could (almost) write this article. Unsurprisingly, when they get involved in the learning process, they meet with both enthusiast defenders and worried critics, while users, policymakers, educators and researchers face up to its disruptive […]
A protected democracy is a practiced one
How children’s participation in school can strengthen democracy in the EUA printable A5 leaflet Download For more information, please reach out to Martina Paone: [email protected]
Democratic education in public schools: is it possible?
*This article is a translation of the original article “Educazione democratica nella scuola pubblica, si può fare?”, published in the digital newspaper Italia che Cambia and can be read here Projects with innovative didactic and pedagogical proposals, focused on the enhancement of talents, practical skills, and contact with the natural world, are increasingly common. However, […]
Ecovillages & Education 2024!
2 October 2024
SUVEMAE, Pioneer of Possibility
How a democratic ‘school in a school‘ in Tallinn could pave the way for transforming public education in Europe
Democratic Education: Theory and Practices
3 May 2024
DESC
Feb 2022 – Jul 2024
Research report: democratic education in schools (executive summary)
View as a pdf Democratic education is an educational philosophy that has existed since the end of the XIX century. It is grounded on two fundamental principles: SELF-DETERMINATIONChildren making primary decisions regarding their learning experiences, emphasising autonomy. DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY PROCESSESChildren learn to articulate their views, collaborate and negotiate agreements through democratic community processes in which […]