Political Learning by Social Engagement? Chances and Risks for Citizenship Education

Autor/in	Wohnig, Alexander
Titel	Political Learning by Social Engagement? Chances and Risks for Citizenship Education
Quelle	In: Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 15 (2016) 3, S.244-261 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-8047
DOI	10.1177/2047173416676493
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Citizenship Education; Political Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Service Learning; Political Socialization; Workshops; Secondary School Students; Barriers; Success; Informal Education; Qualitative Research; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Schülerverhalten; Service-Learning; Politische Sozialisation; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Sekundarschüler; Erfolg; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Qualitative Forschung; Deutschland
Abstract	More and more programs of citizenship education in Germany (and other countries) tend to advance democratic citizenship through social learning in communities. A strong emphasis is put on social engagement to get young people involved in politics as well as to teach them participation. A qualitative analysis of selected German social learning programs shows that it is not given that students independently evaluate the political contexts of social problems. Nevertheless, these programs, which try to encourage democratic citizenship, are more characterized by behavioral goals and the aspiration to attain a prosocial attitude change than by aiming at democratic behavior. For an "activating state," personal responsibility seems to be more important than critical analysis and truly political participation. This article attempts to shed light on key structural shortcomings and problems that are the origin of young people's apolitical perceptions of community work and common practices of service learning. The goal is to develop a conception of citizenship education that leads from social to political learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01