RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Charvát, Jakub
A1 Havlínová, Ivana
T1 School as the Basis of the Citizen's Life? A Little Reflection on the Importance of Citizenship Education for Democracy
JF Civilia
YR 2021
VO 12
IS 1
SP 4
OP 41
DO 10.5507/civ.2021.001
UL https://civilia.upol.cz/artkey/civ-202101-0001.php
AB The paper considers the importance of citizenship education for the meaningful and effective involvement of individuals in civic life in contemporary democracies. Following this, the concept of an open classroom climate is discussed as a potentially suitable teaching strategy on how to effectively pass on civic knowledge to pupils and students. The authors try to answer the following research questions. Whether and if so, why we need civic education and citizenship education? What do we mean by civic education? What should be the content and goals of civic education in today's democracies? And last but not least, what may civic education and citizenship education consist of?