The Burden of Responsibility: Elite Students' Understandings of Civic Participation in Singapore

Autor/in	Sim, Jasmine B.-Y.
Titel	The Burden of Responsibility: Elite Students' Understandings of Civic Participation in Singapore
Quelle	In: Educational Review, 64 (2012) 2, S.195-210 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1911
DOI	10.1080/00131911.2011.598916
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Socialization; Global Approach; Ideology; Foreign Countries; Social Responsibility; Citizen Participation; Case Studies; Social Class; Citizenship; Context Effect; Cultural Context; Governance; Interviews; Single Sex Schools; Student Attitudes; Social Attitudes; Social Structure; Secondary School Students; Females; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Globales Denken; Ideologie; Ausland; Soziale Verantwortung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Staatsbürgerschaft; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Schülerverhalten; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialstruktur; Sekundarschüler; Weibliches Geschlecht; Singapur
Abstract	Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew maintains that a society ruled by elites is necessary to provide for high growth and social progress. Elitism conjures a class divide; an ongoing concern is a disconnection between elite and the citizens it has to represent. In the tradition of political socialization, and using the case study approach, this article reports on how a group of 22 elite students understand civic participation, and are prepared to undertake their role as citizens. Findings reveal that students are prepared to undertake their responsibility as future leaders to serve the community. Their discourse however is system-confirming and maintains class interests. With globalization and widening income inequalities, this is an inadequate response to the ideals of "justice and equality" laid out in the national pledge. A more just and equal society requires a participation characterized by greater awareness of the surrounding, empathy, and a sense of social justice. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10