Mansbridge Clip 2

Mansbridge Clip 2

Instructional Themes: Eliciting participation; Making thinking visible; Instructional technology; warm calling; anchoring in the text; application; affirming students

Profiled: Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value, teaches "Democratic Theory" to ~30 students at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Clip Length: 2 minutes, 29 seconds (22:09-24:38)

Clip Context:

  • “Democratic Theory,” a graduate course at the Harvard Kennedy School with approximately 30 students enrolled.
  • This course is a survey of philosophical writings on democracy through the ages. Mansbridge brings would-be esoteric texts to life through inclusive and rigorous discussions while equipping students to think critically about democracy.
  • This clip comes a little more than 20 minutes into the 65-minute class session as Mansbridge leads students in discussion.
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