BUILDING CAPACITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CRITICAL DEMOCRATIC CITIZENRY THROUGH THE REDEFINITION OF EDUCATION |
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Authors: | RAYMOND A. HORN |
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Affiliation: | Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg , Middletown, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | This article answers the question, How can we build capacity for the development of a critical democratic citizenry? This is achieved by generally describing postmodern society, and by introducing the idea of evolutionary consciousness as the next step in meeting the needs of a postmodern society. Secondly, the current nature of education is described, which is followed by a redefinition of education within the context of a critical ideal. The discussion concludes with a presentation of the pragmatics of building capacity for the development of a critical democratic citizenry through a redefinition of education. |
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Keywords: | Critical democratic citizenry postmodern society evolutionary consciousness redefinition of education |
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