Two Democratic Traditions and Civic Education in Latin America

Autor/in	Gutierrez, Robert
Titel	Two Democratic Traditions and Civic Education in Latin America
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Education, 20 (2005) 2, S.132-140 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-0293
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Democracy; Citizenship Education; Democratic Values; Government Role; Politics of Education; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Demokratie; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; USA
Abstract	In trying to engage in comparative study or transnational discourse in civic education that promotes democratic ideals and principles, certain realities about democracy should be kept in mind. One such reality is to acknowledge and account for the fact that not everyone views democracy through the same theoretical lenses. The comments expressed by the author of this article are general in nature and address the challenge that varying views of democracy have on efforts in civic education. The article focuses on the distinctions between how most citizens of the United States view democratic institutions as opposed to how others outside of the U.S. (i.e., Latin America) may view them. The author reviews the two predominant traditions pertaining to democracy--Jacobism and federalism--and explains how the fundamental distinctions between the two have the potential to lead to grave misunderstandings in deliberating over curricular matters in civic education. (Contains 19 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Social Education, Department of History-BB209, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. Tel: 765-285-8621; Fax: 765-285-5612.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10