Educational Commons Democratic Values, Social Justice and Inclusion in Education

Synopsis

This open access book presents the final findings from the case studies developed within the Horizon 2020 SMOOTH project Educational Spaces. Passing through Enclosures and Reversing Inequalities through Educational Commons. The overall objective of the project was to understand, develop, and accelerate the potential impact of education on reversing inequalities for active social inclusion of children and young people at risk in Europe, through introducing the emergent paradigm of the “commons” as an alternative value and action system in the field of education (preschools, schools, and after-school programs). SMOOTH critically draws out the implications of the commons for refiguring education and for social change in general, on a footing of equality, sharing, participation, togetherness, caring, and freedom. Universities, research laboratories, municipalities, NGOs, museums, and youth organizations, in different European countries, have worked together to achieve the aboveaim involving almost 200 educators and teachers, and 800 children, and providing interesting insights and suggestions on how to implement educational commons in many different educational contexts. The target audience comprises policymakers and education leaders, students from Education and Communication degrees, researchers, and educators from both formal and non-formal educational contexts.

Book details

Edition:

2024

Series:

UNIPA Springer Series

Author:

Gianna Cappello, Marianna Siino, Natália Fernandes, Mittzy Arciniega-Cáceres

ISBN:

9783031518379

Related ISBNs:

9783031518362

Publisher:

Springer Nature Switzerland

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2024-04-10

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2024

Copyright by:

The Editor 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Education, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology