Is Adult & Community Education for Active Citizenship Important for Community Engagement by Government?

Autor/in	Tobias, Robert
Titel	Is Adult & Community Education for Active Citizenship Important for Community Engagement by Government?
Quelle	(2009), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Community Education; Citizen Participation; Citizenship Education; Democracy; Organizations (Groups); Institutional Role; Educational History; Government (Administrative Body); Public Agencies; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Citizenship; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Demokratie; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Government; Regierung; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article builds on a previous submission to the New Zealand government's Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector. It reviews the very long history of adult and community education (ACE) for active citizenship. It illustrates some ways in which ACE organizations and groups have contributed to attempts by the state and its agencies to engage with the citizens, communities, groups and organizations of civil society. It also identifies some factors which affect these projects and highlights the important role played by ACE organizations and groups in many past engagements. The article points to benefits of ACE for active citizenship and argues that the involvement of ACE organizations and groups should be extended. For this to happen the nature of these contributions need to be better understood, more widely recognised and more adequately resourced. ACE for active citizenship could make an even greater contribution to democracy in the future than it has made in the past. [This article was published in: "Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand" 37 (1) June 2009: 16-26.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10