Living Democracy: Social Structures That Promote Civic Learning

Autor/inn/en	Hoggan, Chad; Hoggan-Kloubert, Tetyana; Owen, Renee
Titel	Living Democracy: Social Structures That Promote Civic Learning
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 34 (2023) 3, S.168-180 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hoggan, Chad) ORCID (Owen, Renee)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
DOI	10.1177/10451595221149765
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Social Structure; Civics; Citizenship Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Governance; Inclusion; Democratic Values; Foreign Countries; Refugees; Citizen Participation; Crisis Management; Volunteers; Adult Learning; Organizational Culture; School Administration; Dialogs (Language); Public Officials; War; Germany; United States; Europe; Netherlands; Russia; Ukraine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Sozialstruktur; Staatsbürgerkunde; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Inklusion; Ausland; Flüchtling; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Krisenmanagement; Freiwilliger; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Unternehmenskultur; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues; Krieg; Deutschland; USA; Europa; Niederlande; Russland
Abstract	Democracy is not only a system of government, but also an overarching way of living together. It is through the social structures we live in and the resulting social relations, behaviors, and norms emanating from those structures, that we learn how to live together, democratically or otherwise. Adult education can promote the learning of democracy by helping people develop social structures that are democratic in form and function. Drawing on examples from Europe and the U.S., this article presents two such structures: (1) the system of voluntary associations in Germany; and (2) sociocracy as a form of democratic institutional governance. This article discusses how these structures can promote processes through which participants practice living democratically. Six principles for adult civic learning are thus derived: Inclusivity, Horizontal Relationships, Polycentricity, Confluence of Expert and Amateur, Interdependence between Specific Situations and Larger Contexts, and the Reciprocal Nature of Civic Learning and Solidarity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01