Journal Article

·2012 OPEN ACCESS

The Characteristics of the Curriculum for Designing Democratic Educational Environment

Hünkâr Korkmaz YTU , Münire Erden YTU

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the necessary characteristics that should take place in a curriculum in order to design a democratic educational environment. Delphi Technique has been used in this study. This study concludes that in a democratic educational environment the curriculum should have features which: individualize the instruction; centralize the learners' interests, needs and strengths; activate the attention of the learners in all decisions; simulate real-life situations; and promote active learning in order to gain necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for democratic life and self-improvement.

Keywords

Democracy Curriculum Order (exchange) Delphi method Delphi Mathematics education Pedagogy Psychology Computer science Political science Engineering ethics Engineering Business Artificial intelligence

Subject Areas

Education Practices and Challenges ·Philosophy ·Social Sciences
Delphi Technique in Research ·Sociology and Political Science ·Social Sciences

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