Nonviolent Action as a Necessary Component in Educating for Democracy

Autor/in	Peterson, Barbara A.
Titel	Nonviolent Action as a Necessary Component in Educating for Democracy
Quelle	In: Democracy & Education, 22 (2014) 1, Artikel 2 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1085-3545
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Democratic Values; Dissent; Citizen Participation; Citizenship Education; Citizenship Responsibility; Individual Power; Student Participation; Activism; Advocacy; Educational Needs; Skill Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Dissens; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Eigeninitiative; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Sozialanwaltschaft; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Educating for democracy, seen within a liberal democratic framework, requires that students develop the requisite knowledge and skills to recognize injustice and work effectively to oppose it. Stitzlein's notion of dissent is examined in conjunction with Kahne and Westheimer's argument for teaching democratic capacities by actively engaging students in addressing real world problem. This paper further suggests that for active dissent to lead to real change, we must extend our notion of dissent to include the knowledge and skills to influence the balance of power. Teaching students for democracy requires teaching them theory, history, and techniques of nonviolent action so they may be aptly empowered to play a vital role in the formulation, maintenance, and alteration of the rules and policies of our society. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10