The Civic Mission of Schools

Autor/in	Croddy, Marshall
Titel	The Civic Mission of Schools
Quelle	In: Leadership, 35 (2006) 3, S.30-32 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-3174
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Public Schools; Civics; Institutional Cooperation; Educational Practices; Role of Education; School Community Relationship; Extracurricular Activities; Current Events; United States Government (Course); Social Responsibility; Social Studies; Service Learning; Student Participation; Governance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Staatsbürgerkunde; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsauftrag; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Aktualität; Soziale Verantwortung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Service-Learning; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung
Abstract	For more than 200 years, American democracy has served as a model for the world. Central to the founders' vision was that government requires the consent of the governed that the people must be active and responsible participants in their own governance. A primary mission of American public schools has been the civic education of young people. Yet, civic education is no longer a priority in overburdened public schools. Research indicates that there is also a problem with how civics and government are sometimes taught. Government courses often rank lowest in student interest. A stereotypical "civics" class can consist of dull lectures and rote learning of facts with little attention paid to larger public policy issues, underlying democratic principles, or the methods of active civic participation. In fact, studies show that students are often less willing to participate in political life after taking a government course than before. In 2001, the Carnegie Foundation of New York and the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) convened a distinguished group of educators, researchers and scholars to study the problems of civic education. After extensive deliberations, the panel's report identified four goals of civic education and recommended six promising approaches to improve it. Research shows that schools can develop competent and responsible citizens when they: (1) Provide formal instruction in government, history, law and democracy. (2) Incorporate discussion of current local, national and international issues and events into the classroom. (3) Have students apply what they learn through community service linked to the curriculum and classroom instruction. (4) Offer extracurricular activities that involve students in their schools and communities. (5) Encourage student participation in school governance. (6) Encourage student participation in simulations of democratic processes and procedures. The California Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools is also introduced in this article. The Campaign, represents concerned California individuals and organizations seeking to enlist support of government, education, business, law, veteran, labor, parent and service groups to renew civic education in California. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association of California School Administrators. 1029 J Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95814. Tel: 800-890-0325; Tel: 916-444-3216; Fax: 916-444-3739; Web site: http://www.acsa.org/publications/index.cfm.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10