The genesis of active citizenship in the learning society

Benn, Roseanne

doi:10.1080/02660830.2000.11661433

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“…Being a good, active citizen, furthermore, is linked to the notion of responsibility. So the idea of a responsible citizen is either associated with individual responsibility (Mogae, 2001;Benn, 2000) or its related role of renewing civil society (Benn, 2000). Being good, and being active, however, are not necessarily the same thing, as Enslin (2000) points out in relation to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.…”

Section: Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Values such as mutual respect, social awareness, care towards others and self worth are encouraged. Others, such as Jarvis (2001), and Benn (2000) imply that within the menu of requirements such as social knowledge and interactive skills there should be a critical, ethical dimensions such as an anti-racist focus ( Jarvis, 2001:111) or learning to 'act independently if they think it is right' (Benn, 2000:245). Martin (1999:18) more specifically suggests that learning should challenge people to think about what it means to be an effective citizen in a socially inclusive democracy -to:…”

Section: Learning To Be An Active Citizenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceptions of citizenship responsibility amongst Botswana youth

Preece¹,

Mosweunyane²

2005

Development Southern Africa

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Section: Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Learning To Be An Active Citizenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceptions of citizenship responsibility amongst Botswana youth

Preece¹,

Mosweunyane²

2005

Development Southern Africa

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“…Though 'active citizenship' is a popular term in civics and citizenship education policy discourse, there is no agreement about the meaning of active citizenship (Kennedy 2007). It is because definitions of citizenship are very country/context-dependent (Benn 2000). For example, in China, patriotism is regarded as a priority of citizenship education (Fairbrother 2005).…”

Section: Student Constructions Of Active and Participatory Citizenshipmentioning

confidence: 97%

Transformation of students into active and participatory citizens: an exploratory study in Hong Kong

2009

Educ Res Policy Prac

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Based on the data collected from focus groups and individual interviews with secondary school students and civic education teachers, this article explores how young people are transformed to become active and participatory citizens. The findings show that the roles and personal beliefs of civic education teachers are of critical significance at the very first stage whereas their teaching methods help enable students to construct the notion of active and participatory citizenship at the second stage. Eventually students gradually develop a strong sense of civic responsibility and competence through social inquiry and political action in the transformation process.

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“…Furthermore, active citizenship as a concept can be divided into public and private citizenship (Harju, 2004), while the later resembles consumerism, the former aims at participation and influence (see Benn, 2000;Lawson, 2001).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The study is based on the idea of recognising non-formal and communal learning (Littleton, Miell, & Faulkner, 2004) as a part of university studies when related to the development of active citizenship (Benn, 2000;Wenger, 1998;Zellermayer & Ponte, 2005), adjustment to society (e.g. Helgesen & Nesset, 2007;Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004), and increase in study motivation (Aiemmin hankitun .…”

Section: Active Citizenship and University Education As A Phase Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

What are Finnish university students' motives for participating in student activism?

Ansala

Uusiautti

Määttä

2015

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Active citizenship is a goal in which universities want to invest: student activism has shown to increase students' skills and support positive study atmosphere. The purpose of this study was to analyse university students' motives for participating in student activism in order to find out ways of enhancing the development of active citizenship in students. This was a narrative study in which 47 student activists of Finnish university student activist organisations wrote their personal narratives about their careers as student activists. According to the data, the students had many motives for participating in student activism, such as making friends, fixing deficits in the study environment and benefitting their future work careers. The study also showed that sometimes students participated in student activism only by a coincidence. Based on the findings, suggestions for practical means to develop active citizenship in university students are discussed from the point of view of students themselves, teachers and universities.

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The genesis of active citizenship in the learning society

Cited by 31 publications

References 2 publications

Perceptions of citizenship responsibility amongst Botswana youth

Perceptions of citizenship responsibility amongst Botswana youth

Transformation of students into active and participatory citizens: an exploratory study in Hong Kong

What are Finnish university students' motives for participating in student activism?

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