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Research interests: democratic alternatives to electoral politics, democracy and education, philosophy in schools, and the preparation of teachers to teach philosophy in the classroom. Gilbert Burgh's research interests include: democratic alternatives to electoral politics, democracy and education, the theory and practice of collaborative inquiry-based teaching and learning through philosophy, and philosophy as active engagement in public affairs. He is co-author of Ethics and the Community of Inquiry: Education for Deliberative Democracy (Thomson, 2006), and Engaging with Ethics: Ethical Inquiry for Teachers (Social Science Press, 2000), and has published articles on: democratic education; integrating curriculum, teaching and learning through philosophy; education and civic responsibility.
His contributions to the theory and practice of democratic education are recognised internationally, and have led to invitations to present his research in many countries, including at the Institute of Advancement of Philosophy for Children, Montclair State University, New Jersey; at UNESCO in Paris; at the Asia-Pacific Philosophy and Education Network for Democracy, Sydney; at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and at the Institute of Human Studies, Vietnam National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi.
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