Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Neda Mohajel

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This article attempts to show that democracy and education are two sides of the same coin in Nel Noddings's thought and cannot be separated. In order to show the close connection between these two concepts, we must go to concepts such as the ethics of care, school, equality in the curriculum, etc., in Noddings' educational philosophy, and show their role through the path of education in creating a democratic society. In the view of this philosopher, education is a way of life in which cooperation takes precedence over competition, and therefore, democracy based on cooperation, care, and participation arises from the context of education. To show the connection between democracy and education in Noddings's thought, we have used his main works, including his book Education and Democracy in the 21st Century. Finally, we show that combining the teaching of the ethics of care in schools with the theory of democracy in the thought of Noddings emphasizes relationships, accountability, and moral interdependence as vital elements of democratic societies. Finally, Noddings reminds us that the health of democracy depends not only on legal structures but also on the quality of human relationships that make our collective life possible, and this is through education.

Keywords

• Education
• Democracy
• Ethics of Care
• John Dewey
• Noddings

Main Subjects

• Western Philosophy