Ppt; The Moral and Political in (Citizenship) Education

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What are the socialisation conception and subjectification conception of Democratic Citizenship education?

* Socialisation conception of civic learning: learning to become part of an existing socio-political order

* Subjectification conception of civic learning: learning from engagement in the ongoing experiment of democracy

Questions of good citizenship (and citizenship as identity vs proces of disidentification)
[See also Carretero, Bermudez & Haste, 2015: Traditional Civics (participation in the current political order vs New Civics (transformation oriented)]

How would Biesta respond to Finns?

How can government set a norm for everyone?
Isn't it possible to find a common ground? To define a norm that is acceptible to all?

Apple sees Education as a... ?


Political act. (Apple, 2008)

* One cannot change society through education alone


* Yet schools:
- are working sites, and as such, can promote a democratic culture and democratic professionalism (school management)
- can define what legitimate knowledge is (curriculum)
- can contribute to development of positive/ negative identities (curriculum & school culture)
- are sites that can create social movements (societal)
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How can we look at moral education, according to Halstead & Pike?

* Morality: being a good person (virtue/character) - good behavior.

* Absolutist vs Relativist > mixed theories.

* Dimensions:
- Reason
- Moral values
- Character
- Motivation
- Sensitivity
- Moral imagination

* Approaches:
1) Cognitive
2) Character
3) Care (ethics)

Halstead & Pike have an integrative approach, in which Moral and Civic / Political Development is fostered at multiple levels:

* Curriculum (value related subjects; other subjects)
* Extracurricular activities
* 'Hidden Curriculum' (school culture / ethos)

Interrelatedness of Moral Education & Citizenship Education... What is moral education? What is citizenship education?

* The answer will vary depending on:
- Theoretical lens
- Curriculum level (Goodlad)
- Context

* Intended
- Ideal: Vision (rationale or basic philosophy underlying a curriculum)
- Formal, written: Intentions as specified in curriculum documents and / or materials

* Implemented
    
- Perceived: Curriculum as interpreted by its users (especially teachers)
- Operational: Actual process of teaching and learning (curriculum-in-action)

* Attained
- Experiential: Learning experiences as perceived by learners
- Learned: Resulting learning outcomes of learners

How do Biesta and Halstead&Pike view the interrelatedness of moral education and citizenship education?

Biesta; Halstead & Pike: Moral development can meaningfully be promoted in the context of citizenship education

Yet...
* “[…] morality is a broad concept which would be distorted if taught only or mainly through Citizenship Education” (Halstead 2006, in Halstead & Pike, 2006, p.  21.)


* Citizenship education should not be about promoting good citizenship, but about creating opportunities for engagement in the experiment of democracy (Biesta 2011)

What is epistemic humility? Why do we need it in Liberal Democratic Education?

Wikipedia:
In the philosophy of science, epistemic humility refers to a posture of scientific observation rooted in the recognition that (a) knowledge of the world is always interpreted, structured, and filtered by the observer, and that, as such, (b) scientific pronouncements must be built on the recognition of observation's inability to grasp the world in itself.

According to Halstead & Pike learning values are part of moral and citizenship education, how?

Moral values: honesty, fairness
Citizenship values: freedom, equality

Halstead & Pike are against:
- imposing values
- only learning about values

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