Citizenship Education and the Personalization of Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780367467890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 194 str.

Hubert J. M. Hermans; Rob Bartels

Opis

The core message of this educational book is that democracy is, more than ever before, in need of the personal contribution of engaged citizens. The intended readership includes educators at BA and MA colleges and university levels and their students as prospective teachers at elementary and secondary school levels.

Spis treści

PART 1: OPPOSITION;   1. I-positions: who are you and where are you?;    2. Are you tolerant vis-à-vis alternative viewpoints?;    3. Suspension of judgement: why is it so difficult?;   4. Flexible change of perspective: becoming a dancer;   5. Meta positions: look at yourself as if from a helicopter in the sky;   6. Tolerance for uncertainty: helpful or unhelpful?;   7. Emotion and reason: can they hold hands?;  Epilogue Part 1;   Quiz Part 1;   PART 2: COOPERATION;   8. Learning from yourself;   9. The power of listening;   10. When values matter;   11. Depolarizing of opposition;   12. From debate to dialogue;   13. Empathy: a frequently used word, but difficult to express;   Epilogue Part 2;   Quiz Part 2;   PART 3: PARTICIPATION;   14. Four levels of identity: are you just an individual or more than that?;    15. From group identity to human identity: what does it mean when you call yourself "human"?;   16. Are we masters of the earth or part of it?;    17. How can we promote inner democracy?;    18. What obstructs our inner democracy?;   Epilogue Part 3;   Quiz Part 3