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Using Network-Based Theory to Develop a Curriculum for Citizenship Education in Higher Institutions
- Source :
- Social Indicators Research. 130:1207-1228
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.
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Abstract
- The civic development of higher education students is currently recognized as a critical issue in education research. Numerous studies have investigated the development of civic skills; however, to date, no study has provided a comprehensive overview of the benefits and functions of horizontal networks among students as the main tool in their civic development in the form of citizenship education programs. This paper presents an approach based on network theory to create a horizontal network model of citizenship education that dynamically supports civic development in higher education. The theory emphasizes four main purposes of horizontal networks towards civic development—facilitating change, transferring civic knowledge, reinforcing civic norms, and enhancing civic learning—that may allow students of higher education to serve as vital building blocks for the development of a lively civil society. This study provides an account of the cumulative knowledge regarding how these horizontal networks assist students to perform within the main components of an education system. It is suggested that higher education authorities need to focus on these networks, and redesign programs to facilitate their creation among students.
- Subjects :
- Civil society
Sociology and Political Science
Higher education
business.industry
05 social sciences
050301 education
General Social Sciences
Network theory
Public relations
0506 political science
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Human geography
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
050602 political science & public administration
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Mathematics education
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY
Sociology
Citizenship education
business
0503 education
Curriculum
Quality of Life Research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15730921 and 03038300
- Volume :
- 130
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........9a7946444990fa54abd6f4de9685f5f7