Promoting Democratic Citizenship through Non-Formal Adult Education: The Case of Denmark

Autor/inn/en	Milana, Marcella; Sorensen, Tore Bernt
Titel	Promoting Democratic Citizenship through Non-Formal Adult Education: The Case of Denmark
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 53 (2009) 4, S.347-362 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Learning Activities; Citizenship Education; Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Case Studies; Nonformal Education; Interviews; Educational Practices; Instructional Development; Teacher Attitudes; Program Evaluation; Democratic Values; Adult Education; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Lernaktivität; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungspraxis; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Dänemark
Abstract	The article presents selected findings from in-depth case studies of two non-formal learning activities organized by the Danish Folk High Schools and Day High Schools, respectively. The purpose of the empirical study was to investigate how longstanding, non-formal, adult education institutions have worked to foster the acquisition of civic competencies among young adults, and thus contributed to learning for democratic citizenship. The analysis highlights that negotiation of meaning is never value-free; nonetheless teachers play a key role in securing a learning environment that allows for a multiplicity of views to be expressed and mutually recognized. Furthermore, the communication flow between learning institutions and the public sphere constitutes a crucial dimension for raising students' awareness of societal matters at both local and global level. The authors argue that, despite the particularity of the socio-cultural context that characterised the study, the above mentioned dimensions are of general interest for those involved in designing and managing learning activities for democratic citizenship in varying contexts. (Contains 9 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10