Rhetoric, and the Swedish high-school mission for democracy
(2022) In Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research p.1-14- Abstract
- Following legislation in 2010, all Swedish teachers, at all levels, had a double mission: to teach democracy as well the content of their subject. This mission was seen as troublesome by evaluating authorities, among others. In the latest state curriculum, rhetoric has re-emerged as a central element of Swedish mother-tongue high school education and is also seen as troublesome. In this article we will try to show how it may be feasible to combine these two elements: first, by working with the democratic mission, the rhetorical tools will facilitate and favour the preparation and execution of democratic activities; second, the rhetorical tools and concepts may be highly beneficial in the necessary meta-reflection of school activities... (More)
- Following legislation in 2010, all Swedish teachers, at all levels, had a double mission: to teach democracy as well the content of their subject. This mission was seen as troublesome by evaluating authorities, among others. In the latest state curriculum, rhetoric has re-emerged as a central element of Swedish mother-tongue high school education and is also seen as troublesome. In this article we will try to show how it may be feasible to combine these two elements: first, by working with the democratic mission, the rhetorical tools will facilitate and favour the preparation and execution of democratic activities; second, the rhetorical tools and concepts may be highly beneficial in the necessary meta-reflection of school activities supporting the democratic mission. Working with rhetoric means working with the foundations necessary for democracy. Since all mother-tongue teachers are obliged to teach rhetoric, it could also be used for the democratic mission. (Less)
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- author
- Brännström, Maria LU and Sigrell, Anders LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022-11-21
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- epub
- subject
- keywords
- education, Rhetoric, High-school, Rhetorical exercises, Teacher education, democracy, Utbildning, Retorik, Demokrati, Retoriska övningar, Lärarutbildning, Gymnasiet
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
- pages
- 14 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:85142347368
- ISSN
- 1470-1170
- DOI
- 10.1080/00313831.2022.2126000
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 5fade98e-76c8-4cbe-8365-6a5f9f317d8f
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abstract = {{Following legislation in 2010, all Swedish teachers, at all levels, had a double mission: to teach democracy as well the content of their subject. This mission was seen as troublesome by evaluating authorities, among others. In the latest state curriculum, rhetoric has re-emerged as a central element of Swedish mother-tongue high school education and is also seen as troublesome. In this article we will try to show how it may be feasible to combine these two elements: first, by working with the democratic mission, the rhetorical tools will facilitate and favour the preparation and execution of democratic activities; second, the rhetorical tools and concepts may be highly beneficial in the necessary meta-reflection of school activities supporting the democratic mission. Working with rhetoric means working with the foundations necessary for democracy. Since all mother-tongue teachers are obliged to teach rhetoric, it could also be used for the democratic mission.}},
author = {{Brännström, Maria and Sigrell, Anders}},
issn = {{1470-1170}},
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language = {{eng}},
month = {{11}},
pages = {{1--14}},
publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research}},
title = {{Rhetoric, and the Swedish high-school mission for democracy}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2022.2126000}},
doi = {{10.1080/00313831.2022.2126000}},
year = {{2022}},
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