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Mansbridge Clip 3

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Eliciting participation; Using humor; using student prework to structure discussion; deepening students' understanding of theoretical concepts; encouraging students to respond to one another's thinking; encouraging a willingness to get it wrong; asking questions; linking student comments; changing opinions; knowing your students; scaffolding; affirming students

  • Instructor: Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Democratic Theory
  • Clip Length: 7 minutes, 49 seconds (28:04-35:53)

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Instructional Themes 

Eliciting participation; Using humor; using student prework to structure discussion; deepening students' understanding of theoretical concepts; encouraging students to respond to one another's thinking; encouraging a willingness to get it wrong; asking questions; linking student comments; changing opinions; knowing your students; scaffolding; affirming students

Instructor

Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value

Student Group

Graduate

School

Harvard Kennedy School

Course

Democratic Theory

Clip Length

7 minutes, 49 seconds (28:04-35:53)

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 about 28 minutes into the 65-minute class session as Mansbridge invites students to participate based on their course pre-work (which she has already read).