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oapen-20.500.12657-591952022-11-11T03:21:59Z Seven Democratic Virtues of Liberal Education Dekker, Teun J. active pedagogy;civic education;civic virtue;democratic competence;democratic conversations;democratic theory;Europe;educational reform;elitism;good citizens;LAS;Liberal Arts and Sciences Education;multi-disciplinary curriculum;philosophy of education;political polarisation;student-centred pedagogies;the international classroom bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher & further education, tertiary education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies & policy bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNS Teaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needs::JNSV Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL) This book argues that the liberal arts and sciences (LAS) model of education can inspire reform across higher education to help students acquire crucial civic virtues. Based on interviews with 59 students from LAS programmes across Europe, the book posits that LAS education can develop a range of citizenship skills that are central to the democratic process. The interviews provide insight into how studying LAS prepares students for citizenship by asking them to reflect on their education, what it taught them, and how it did so. Building on these insights, seven key democratic competencies are identified and linked to concrete educational practices that foster them, leading to an agenda for higher education reform. Ultimately arguing for making the teaching of civic virtue a more central part of university education in Europe, this book will appeal to researchers, educators, and politicians with an interest in education policy, philosophy of education, and democratic theory, as well as concerned citizens. 2022-11-10T10:20:25Z 2022-11-10T10:20:25Z 2023 book 9781000834314 9781032369211 9781032369228 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59195 eng Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000834314.pdf http://www.routledge.com Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003336594 10.4324/9781003336594 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 8ddc66ac-0a88-489f-a679-47216f84739a 9781000834314 9781032369211 9781032369228 Routledge 134 Universiteit Maastricht Maastricht University open access
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This book argues that the liberal arts and sciences (LAS) model of education can inspire reform across higher education to help students acquire crucial civic virtues.
Based on interviews with 59 students from LAS programmes across Europe, the book posits that LAS education can develop a range of citizenship skills that are central to the democratic process. The interviews provide insight into how studying LAS prepares students for citizenship by asking them to reflect on their education, what it taught them, and how it did so. Building on these insights, seven key democratic competencies are identified and linked to concrete educational practices that foster them, leading to an agenda for higher education reform.
Ultimately arguing for making the teaching of civic virtue a more central part of university education in Europe, this book will appeal to researchers, educators, and politicians with an interest in education policy, philosophy of education, and democratic theory, as well as concerned citizens.
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