Abstract
This article focuses on the development of, and research about, a strong democracy education intervention, the Just Community approach. Three questions frame the discussion: 1) Does Just Community change student or do student in these program change their school? 2) How Just Community change student and how Just Community change their school? 3) How can democracy be 'learned' by student in these program? This article begins with a brief history of the Just Community approach, a description of the original developmental model created by Lawrence Kohlberg, some research has been created in European and US. Just Community’s theoretical basis: Piaget’s cognitive development theory and Durkheim’s view of collective socialization. How to run this program? The aim of the program and implementation for education.
Highlights
Human beings always form groups or communities and depends on each other, developing attachments
Just Community is a method of character education which focus to community
School cultures include the mindset, attitudes and behaviors of students, teachers, principals and other school personnel formed through interactions which are bound by the various rules, norms, morals, and ethics prevailing within the school
Summary
Human beings always form groups or communities and depends on each other, developing attachments. A sense of community is an emotional bond between people which leads to sharing some basics and ensure their needs are met It is perceived as an individual feeling that it is part of a larger group structure, its community (Sarason, 1974) (Kowasch & Lippe, 2019). Just Community is a method of character education by Lawrence Kohlberg which combines moral examples and dilemmas It emphasizes the interaction of peers and adults with a focus on the culture affecting the moral life and discipline in a community.
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