Civic Learning, Democratic Citizenship and the Public Sphere

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Biesta, Gert (Editor), De Bie, Maria (Editor), Wildemeersch, Danny (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.; International and Comparative Education.

This books explores the relationships between learning, democratic citizenship and the public sphere from thee interconnected angles: theory, methodology and research. The main message of the book is that civic learning necessarily has a public character, as it is learning that emerges from engageme...