Critical Citizenship Education

General data

Course ID:	11-CC-11-a
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Critical Citizenship Education
Name in Polish:	Critical Citizenship Education
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Educational Studies
Course groups:	AMU-PIE offer, winter semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences:	A good knowledge of English
Information on where to find course materials:	The course materials will be provided by the teacher.
Short description:	The aim of the course is to explore the nature and role of citizenship in educational policy. The course introduces different concepts and interpretations of citizenship, and asks how these theories reflect dominating visions of citizenship, as well as identification of who was/is considered to be “a citizen”. The course analyses also the relation between theory and policy in terms of citizens’ rights and responsibilities. National educational policies in Europe will be analysed. Furthermore, the course introduces critical pedagogy approach. In this sense, the course aims to deepen the insights into citizenship education with regards to migration studies, feminism and civil disobedience theory.
Full description:	Syllabus: Week 1 Introduction. Course overview Week 2 - Week 6 Traditions of Citizenship Education in Europe: Citizenship Education in Europe; WE perspective Citizenship Education in Europe; CEE perspective. The concept of civil society in educational policy. The example of Poland. Week 7- Week 8 Citizenship education and ideology – the critical perspective. Week 9 Citizenship and globalization. Fostering a citizen of the world. Week 10 Citizenship and neoliberalism Week 11 Gendered citizenship. Feminist perspective in educational theory Week 12 Citizenship and migration. A global perspective Week 13 - Week 14 Civil disobedience. Week 15 Conclusions.
Bibliography:	Hahn, Carole (2010). Comparative civic education research: What we know and what we need to know, [In:] Citizenship Teaching and Learning Vol. 6 Number 1 Mitchell, Katharyne (2003). Educating the national citizen in neoliberal times: from the multicultural self to the strategic cosmopolitan. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Vol. 28(4). McLaren, Peter et all. (2004). Teaching in and against the Empire: Critical Pedagogy as Revolutionary Praxis. [In:] Teacher Education Quarterly.
Learning outcomes:	Upon completion of the course, the student will: Analyse different meanings and implications of citizenship education Demonstrate understanding of historical and political background of educational policy in Europe Demonstrate understanding of the key theoretical frameworks within citizenship education Be able to use theories proper to analysing models of citizenship education Argue and justify his/her opinions, using his/her knowledge as well as theories of scholars
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to read compulsory readings and participate in discussions.

This course is not currently offered.

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