Democratic education

Democratic education is a type of formal education organized democratically, allowing students to manage their own learning and participate in the governance of their educational environment. Democratic education is often specifically emancipatory, with students' voices equal to teachers'.

Democratic education must be distinguished from civic education. Although there are overlaps, civic education concerns the study of the theoretical, political, and practical aspects of (democratic) citizenship, as well as its rights and duties. In contrast, democratic education presupposes that the educational setting is organized democratically.