Active Citizenship in University Education: Lessons Learnt in Times of Crisis

Autor/in	Papadiamantaki, Yiouli
Titel	Active Citizenship in University Education: Lessons Learnt in Times of Crisis
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Science Education, 13 (2014) 3, S.90-97 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1618-5293
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Universities; Educational Policy; Citizenship Education; Citizen Participation; Case Studies; Teaching Methods; Student Behavior; Concept Formation; College Students; European Union; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; University; Universität; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Collegestudent; Griechenland
Abstract	Despite the fact that historically the university has been the par excellence locus for the discussion of public issues and the formation of citizens, current European Union education policies promote and foster citizenship in secondary education, while the civic dimension of higher education is less prominent. This paper presents the case study of a small peripheral Greek university, which provides for the teaching of citizenship, through a dedicated taught module. According to the analysis a strategy of exposure to current problems, heightened due to the crisis in Greece, has affected students' behaviour and their understanding of the concept of "active citizenship" as promoted by European Union policy. Finally implications are drawn for the prospect of promoting active citizenship through university education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01