'To Engage or Not To': Translating Civic Education to Civic Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Bananuka, Twine Hannington; Mugarra, David
Titel	'To Engage or Not To': Translating Civic Education to Civic Engagement
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 42 (2023) 1, S.22-36 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bananuka, Twine Hannington)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2022.2140213
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Citizen Participation; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Rural Areas; Decision Making; Nongovernmental Organizations; Power Structure; Attitudes; Adults; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten
Abstract	This paper draws from a broader study on citizenship education in Western Uganda to explain how civic education knowledge translates into civic engagement through people's lived experiences. The paper addresses two questions, that is the contextual understandings of civic education and civic engagement by the partner NGO. Secondly, what explains people's decision to engage or not to engage. We employed critical research methodologies with multiple data collection methods as a means of empowering rural community members to dialogue with stakeholders in civic education. We present the findings based on three themes, that is rationality, power dynamics, and mutual interests. We draw on Rational Choice Theory to theorise reasons for civic engagement. We particularly argue that drivers for and against civic engagement are largely individual and driven by assumed benefits and losses. Individual assumptions can also translate to group or larger social conclaves based on common drivers, beliefs and interests. We conclude by noting that actors in civic education and awareness programmes ought to note that civic engagement is rooted in individual rationality albeit contextual. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01