Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: understanding power and agency
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Jerome, L. and Lalor, J. 2020. Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: understanding power and agency. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 15 (2), pp. 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197918800662
Type | Article |
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Title | Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: understanding power and agency |
Authors | Jerome, L. and Lalor, J. |
Abstract | Citizenship educators have not yet developed a satisfactory framework for describing the conceptual knowledge at the heart of their subject and the complex ways in which students develop understanding. By focusing on how young people (10-18 years of age) use the core citizenship concepts of power and agency, this research provides an insight into how students learn. Our analysis of young people’s work reveals that many of them are operating with a pre-political or politically naïve understanding of the world which limits their ability to understand power and agency. Some students have gone on to develop a greater sense of their own agency within complex chains of influence, which demonstrates a more nuanced understanding of power and agency, rooted in a more political reading of world. We conclude that our findings may help citizenship teachers to plan more consciously to tackle this area of conceptual understanding. |
Keywords | citizenship education citizenship teaching learning progression subject knowledge; citizenship teaching; learning; progression; subject knowledge |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Education, Citizenship and Social Justice |
ISSN | 1746-1979 |
Electronic | 1746-1987 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 Sep 2018 |
01 Jul 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 21 Sep 2018 |
Accepted | 21 Aug 2018 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | Jerome, L., & Lalor, J. (2020). Revisiting subject knowledge in citizenship education: Understanding power and agency. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 15(2), 104–118. Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197918800662 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000547263600002 |
Language | English |
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