Abstract
The education of a democracy should be proper to the form of democratic management. Democracy, which is widely seen in the developed countries, depends on the superiority of the justice of law and the settled institutions which constitute the conventions. The existence and rights of the minority are respected while the decisions of the majority are applied. Such a situation can be created only by education; an education which accepts each individual as a value, not inoculating dogmatic thoughts by brain washing, providing willingness learn and a research habit. While the individual improves himself during his life-time, he should be able to realize himself. This is provided only by freedom of thought. Providing of freedom in the formation and expression of different thoughts, which are open to criticism, provides the finding of truths, avoiding of mistakes, and continuity of new constitutions and developments in every area. With such a mentality, the tradition of democratic life and government settles, as the developments in the field of art, philosophy etc. become permanent.
Copyright and license
Copyright © 1999 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite
Maboçoğlu, M. (1999). How Should Democracy Be Taught?. Education and Science, 23(111). https://educationandscience.ted.org.tr/article/view/381