ERIC Number: EJ1089492
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 25
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Learning Active Citizenship: Conflicts between Students' Conceptualisations of Citizenship and Classroom Learning Experiences in Lebanon
Akar, Bassel
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v37 n2 p288-312 2016
Education for active citizenship continues to be a critical response for social cohesion and reconstruction in conflict-affected areas. Oftentimes, approaches to learning and teaching in such contexts can do as much harm as good. This study qualitatively examines 435 students' reflections of their civics classroom learning experiences and their existing conceptualisations of good citizenship. The majority of students revealed notions of citizenship representing high levels of engagement in community-building activities. Furthermore, students either described or illustrated how the prescriptive nature of the textbook and memorisation of material contradicted their notions of active citizenship. While details of how students conceptualised active citizenship illustrated formal and informal learning opportunities, the findings suggest that civics as currently instructed in classrooms may, by and large, be undermining the aims of education in Lebanon for active citizenship.
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Qualitative Research, Community Development, Citizenship Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Memorization, Civics, Informal Education, Private Schools, Conflict, Voting, Civil Rights, Knowledge Level, Secondary School Students, Student Surveys, Community Needs, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lebanon
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