Activities Works and pays taxes Organises community Seeks out and works Obeys the law projects on issues of social Recycles and collective justice Gives blood initiatives Direct action and Lobbying and breaking the law at campaigning for times changes Future aims Today’s society will efforts to Works with a vision continue as it is it is improve conditions for for a better world – – generally OK some in society wants structural changes Criticisms Narrow view Not willing to The analysis can Happy with status quo question the ways become more Very individual in things are important than action nature Happy with surface The problem feels changes too big and so don’t do anything Teaching Adaptation: Integration: Critical thinking: approaches People are taught a People are taught how People are particular set of to participate and encouraged to ask notional values and become active questions and norms e.g. that the citizens critically analyse the – current system is the current system and best power structures Learning Generally More participative Transformative instrumental Learning by doing Learning through approaches Learning by doing Collective learning examples Individual learning Engagement in civic Change oriented Supported individual projects Political social action social action outside mainstream structures Results of Awareness of Awareness of Awareness of courses individual individual collective and global responsibilities responsibility within responsibilities Low level of a social context Lower level of knowledge of High knowledge level knowledge of participatory rights of micro politics participatory rights – participatory rights and interference Low knowledge level of macro politics social and economic interdependence
Activities Works and pays taxes Obeys the law Recycles Gives blood Organises community projects and collective initiatives Lobbying and campaigning for changes Seeks out and works on issues of social justice Direct action and breaking the law at times Future aims Today’s society will continue as it is – it is generally OK efforts to improve conditions for some in society Works with a vision for a better world – wants structural changes Criticisms Narrow view Happy with status quo Very individual in nature Not willing to question the ways things are Happy with surface changes The analysis can become more important than action The problem feels too big and so don’t do anything Teaching approaches Adaptation: People are taught a particular set of notional values and norms – e.g. that the current system is the best Integration: People are taught how to participate and become active citizens Critical thinking: People are encouraged to ask questions and critically analyse the current system and power structures Learning approaches Generally instrumental Learning by doing Individual learning Supported individual social action More participative Learning by doing Collective learning Engagement in civic projects Transformative Learning through examples Change oriented Political social action outside mainstream structures Results of courses Awareness of individual responsibilities Low level of knowledge of participatory rights Awareness of individual responsibility within a social context High knowledge level of micro politics – participatory rights Low knowledge level of macro politics social and economic interdependence Awareness of collective and global responsibilities Lower level of knowledge of participatory rights and interference