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What does democratic learning look like? Can schools be democratic? What would they have to look like? What can we learn from the media, and what role does it play in sustaining our democracy? Sometimes narratives are purposely meant to deceive, and sometimes they are the result of incorrect thinking that leads to incorrect actions. In this chapter (and informed by critical pedagogy, holistic education, and unschooling), I offer a narrative that I believe to be more loving, peaceful, gentle, caring, compassionate, respectful, and trusting way to learn, live, and act.
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Ricci, C. (2020). Democracy Under Attack: Learning, Schooling, and the Media. In: Trifonas, P. (eds) Handbook of Theory and Research in Cultural Studies and Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01426-1_52-1
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