Preparing Students for Democratic Life: The Rediscovery of Education's Civic Purpose

Autor/inn/en	Melville, Keith; Dedrick, John; Gish, Elizabeth
Titel	Preparing Students for Democratic Life: The Rediscovery of Education's Civic Purpose
Quelle	In: Journal of General Education, 62 (2013) 4, S.258-276 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-3667
DOI	10.1353/jge.2013.0026
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; Citizenship Education; Citizenship Responsibility; Civics; Democratic Values; Curriculum Development; Educational Practices; Instructional Design; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Barriers; Ambiguity (Context); Relevance (Education); Consciousness Raising + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungspraxis; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Relevance; Relevanz; Bewusstseinsbildung
Abstract	This essay explores why, despite repeated affirmations of the importance of civic education in undergraduate education, preparing students to understand and play an active role in democratic life is, for the most part, a marginal and episodic part of the undergraduate experience. After describing various factors that have contributed to its marginal status, we examine emerging understandings of how civic education can be done effectively. In the essay's final section, we describe the main features of the civic curriculum we are developing and how it can be used to develop the ideals and practices of education for democratic life. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10