Democratic Education and Administration

Abstract.

In any society education is assumed to be a basic welfare pillar. The society ,culture and politics of a country greatly influence education in schools. On the other hand the education also influences the society. Therefore in order to turn in a well developed society it is essential to strengthen the foundation of education in schools, colleges and Universities .Almost the citizens of every country across the globe believes in democracy. However for achieving a democratic society it is necessary to is to create an awareness among the people about democracy and its benefits. The best way to educate people about democracy is to incorporate democratic education and administration in schools. This research paper is an effort to develop an understanding of democratic education and administration and its significance in today's era. This research has focused on historical overview of democratic education and administration and recognized its importance in today's era. A mixed study design including primary research and secondary research was incorporated to conclude the results.

Democratic Education and Administration

Introduction

Democracy as a respected system greatly influences the structure of societies as it provides an opportunity to place an individual on a subject position of life. Moreover democracy helps to transform the ideologies of many areas from law to economy and from reorganization of government to a routine life of a person. This attribute of democracy has led many societies to adopt a democratic environment. The main features of democracy include equality, social and political participation, freedom of decision via voting, the demise of violence method in the realization of social and political goals, the practice of compromise. In addition it also includes the elementary value of human as human being and a free atmosphere to ensure this value. Tolerance to cultural differences and the value of free thought also forms the democratic values.However the democracy that has to be perceived as basic principles and way of life can only be achieved by effective education. Implementing the fundamental democracy values can only be achievable in educational institutes that incorporates democratic education practices and with a democratic administration. In this term, the management style of educational administrators in managing their organization plays a crucial role. It is vital that the people involved in administration of any organization follow democratic principles because the implementation of these principals plays a major role in the success of an educational institute.

In order to achieve a democratic society it is crucial that students should be encouraged to practice their rights and be aware of their responsibilities. Democratic education helps to achieve the stated goals(Loflin, J. 2005) Democratic education is characterized by democratic policies, organizational structures, curriculum, teaching methodologies that incorporate relevant content and present various opportunities to students to carefully practice the concepts they are taught. Moreover this type of education system is concerned with the purpose of education that what the people wish to achieve from their education sector. There are several questions raised by researchers and people to understand the fundamental goal of ...