In an era of intense polarization, misinformation, and challenges to democratic norms, American citizens have become disenchanted with democracy and instead embraced populism and grievance. In Populism, Education, and Teaching the Manners of Democracy Robert V. Bullough Jr. offers readers a range of concepts useful for re-imagining the practice of democratic citizenship, both in the classroom as well as for themselves as citizens. Structured around five democratic manners that Bullough argues teachers, students, and citizens should cultivate, hospitality, attuned listening, voice, reflectivity, and evidential discernment, he argues that democracy is a peculiar and demanding way of life that shares with education the goal of human flourishing. By embracing these five manners, we can counter the current grievance culture and instead promote personal and social growth, reorienting education toward democratic living.
Robert V. Bullough is professor emeritus of teacher education at Brigham Young University. He has written many books on education, including Schooling, Democracy, and the Quest for Wisdom: Partnerships and the Moral Dimensions of Teaching (Rutgers, 2018).
Introduction: Democracy in America Chapter 1: Friendship in Disagreement and for Democracy Chapter 2: Preliminaries: Schooling in a Democracy Chapter 3: Populism's Rise: Looking Backward to Move Forward Chapter 4: Against Institutions Chapter 5: Making a Case for Democracy: Life, Liberty, and Happiness Chapter 6: Dreaming Democracy: Eudamonia and the Happiness of Flourishing Chapter 7: Security, Insecurity, Conspiracy, and Citizenship Chapter 8: Thinking Programmatically: Intentional Democratic Communities of Practice and Ethos Chapter 9: Character in Action: Democratic Manners, A Framework, and The Practice of Civility Chapter 10: Time for a Pause: Educator Well-Being, Mentoring, Coaching, and Conformity Chapter 11: Empathy and Listening: Correctness of Belief and Educator Dispositions Chapter 12: Reflectivity and the Quest for Purity and Power: The Christian Nationalist Attack on Democracy Chapter 13: Role Plays, Citizen Identity and Leadership: The Servant LeaderChapter 14: On Citizenship: We, the People, and Our Gardens Acknowledgments NotesBibliography Index