Towards democratic foundations: A Habermasian perspective on the politics of education
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Towards democratic foundations : A Habermasian perspective on the politics of education. / Carleheden, Mikael.
In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, Vol. 38, No. 5, 2006, p. 521-543.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards democratic foundations
T2 - A Habermasian perspective on the politics of education
AU - Carleheden, Mikael
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - A central aspect of education has always been the passing on of norms and values. This task is not fulfilled if pupils only learn the meaning of established norms and values. It is also about making pupils believe in them and to act according to them. Thus, teaching is also a kind of political socialization. The values taught change historically and this change is related to the political history of a society. Western societies currently are in the middle of a normative transformation. The question is which normative significance this general social transformation has for contemporary education. The answer is that schools should make a radicalized understanding of democratic citizenship its normative foundation. Jrgen Habermas's theory of democracy is the general point of departure.
AB - A central aspect of education has always been the passing on of norms and values. This task is not fulfilled if pupils only learn the meaning of established norms and values. It is also about making pupils believe in them and to act according to them. Thus, teaching is also a kind of political socialization. The values taught change historically and this change is related to the political history of a society. Western societies currently are in the middle of a normative transformation. The question is which normative significance this general social transformation has for contemporary education. The answer is that schools should make a radicalized understanding of democratic citizenship its normative foundation. Jrgen Habermas's theory of democracy is the general point of departure.
U2 - 10.1080/00220270600628229
DO - 10.1080/00220270600628229
M3 - Journal article
VL - 38
SP - 521
EP - 543
JO - Journal of Curriculum Studies
JF - Journal of Curriculum Studies
SN - 0022-0272
IS - 5
ER -
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