Rabu, 06 November 2013

Effective civic education


Effective Civic Educationdari Center for Civic Education (1994:9-14) sebagai berikut:
  • Civic education should be a central goal of the educational system;
  • Civic education should be required at every level of the school curriculum;
  • Civic education instruction should be of high quality and sufficient quantity;
  • Civic education should be interdisciplinary;
  • Civic education methodology should be interactive;
  • Emphasis in the civic education curriculum should be on how to think rather than what to think;
  • Civic education content should reflect community realities and a balance among conflicting political view points;
  • Civic education should include historical as well as contemporary topics;
  • The school and the classroom should serve as laboratories in which students can practice democratic participation;
  • Community members should be involved in the civic education classroom
  • Students should have opportunities to participate in civic experiences in the community.

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