Vol. 26 No. 2 (2026): The Manifesto for a secularly inspired pedagogy: Reflexivity, self-determination, and democracy, in educational and instructional processes
Practices / Considerations

Beyond dogmatism: Didactics, irony, and critical thinking for a democratic and aware citizenship

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  • Antonio Sacristano
Antonio Sacristano
UNIVERSITÀ DI TERAMO
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/form-20429

Published 2026-07-31

Keywords

  • secular pedagogy,
  • irony,
  • read-aloud,
  • immersive didactics,
  • democratic citizenship,
  • pedagogia laica,
  • ironia,
  • lettura ad alta voce,
  • didattica immersiva,
  • cittadinanza democratica
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How to Cite

Sacristano, A. (2026). Beyond dogmatism: Didactics, irony, and critical thinking for a democratic and aware citizenship. Form@re - Open Journal Per La Formazione in Rete, 26(2), 282–289. https://doi.org/10.36253/form-20429

Copyright (c) 2026 Antonio Sacristano

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Abstract

This paper outlines a pedagogical and didactic proposal aimed at countering the resurgence of fundamentalism and dogmatism in the postmodern landscape, reaffirming the value of secularism as a principle of freedom and intellectual resistance. By analysing the framework of the Manifesto of Secular Pedagogy (2026), the article explores the integration of irony and read-aloud practices as heuristic devices capable of transforming the educational event into a laboratory for democracy.

 

Oltre il dogmatismo: didattica, ironia e pensiero critico per una cittadinanza democratica e consapevole.

Il presente contributo delinea una proposta pedagogica e didattica volta a contrastare la recrudescenza di fondamentalismi e dogmatismi nel panorama postmoderno, riaffermando il valore della laicità come principio di libertà e resistenza intellettuale. Attraverso l’analisi delle istanze del Manifesto della pedagogia laica (2026), l’articolo esplora l’integrazione dell’ironia e della lettura ad alta voce come dispositivi euristici capaci di trasformare l’evento educativo in un laboratorio di democrazia.

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