Mansbridge Clip 5

Instructional Themes: Closing class; priming students for their next reading; take-aways/summary; scaffolding

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: 3 minutes, 54 seconds (1:00:25-1:04:19)

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 at the very end of the 65-minute class session as Mansbridge previews the next reading and ends class.