Co-designing a civics curriculum. Young people, democratic deficit and political renewal in the EU.

Autor/inn/en	Bessant, Judith; Farthing, Rys; Watts, Rob
Titel	Co-designing a civics curriculum. Young people, democratic deficit and political renewal in the EU.
Quelle	In: Journal of curriculum studies, 48 (2016) 2, S. 271-289Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272; 1366-5839
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2015.1018329
Schlagwörter	Demokratische Bildung; Digitale Medien; Jugendpolitik; Curriculum
Abstract	Contemporary discussion of the 'crisis in democracy' displays a tendency to see young people as the problem because they are 'apolitical', 'apathetic' and 'disengaged', or point to deficiencies in institutions deemed responsible for civic education. This discussion normally comes as a prelude to calls for more civics education. This article points to a renewal of politics at the hands of young people relying on new media, and draws on evidence like survey research, case studies and action research projects. This political renewal is occurring largely in response to the assumption of political elites that a 'politics-as-usual' will suffice to address the major political challenges of our time. Against the assumption that teachers, curriculum experts and policy-makers already know what kinds of knowledge and skills students need to become good citizens, we make a case for co-designing a contemporary citizenship curriculum with young people to be used for the professional development of policy-makers. We argue that such an intervention is likely to have a salutary educational effect on policy-makers, influence how they see young people's political engagement and how they set policy agendas. The article also canvasses the protocols such a project might observe.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2016/3