Democratic Schools and Learning Environments: A Global Perspective

Silver Lining for Learning · May 9, 2026 · 59m

Episode 271: Democratic Schools and learning environments: A global perspective

Linda Nathan, Jonathan Mendonca, Gus Rojas Ayala are the co-editors of the book “Designing Democratic Schools and Learning Environments”. Through the book they study 38 schools from 14 countries and have developed a framework to study and create schools that develop a deep sense of participation, compassion, and civic responsibility in our future generations.

Linda, Jonathan and Gustavo met in the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Linda was their professor with many years of experience designing and…