Educating for citizenship working with controversial issues in Compulsory Secondary Education

Authors

  • José Antonio Pineda-Alfonso Universidad de Sevilla.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/rie.33.2.208441
Keywords: Citizenship, participation, controversial issues, procedural learning

Supporting Agencies

  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación del Gobierno de España
  • Fondos FEDER

Abstract

We present a research-based project work with controversial issues that seeks a reorientation of social science education to meet demand: the need to bring the school to the needs of the world in which we live as a way of promoting a more participatory citizenship. This proposed curriculum has been experienced with a group of students in the 4th year of compulsory secondary education and follow-up research is derived from the ability to develop learning procedural great educational value related to problem identification; planning your resolution; argumentation; production conclusions with personal meaning and reflection on the learning process.

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Author Biography

José Antonio Pineda-Alfonso, Universidad de Sevilla.

PhD en el Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y Sociales. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación
Published
02-07-2015
How to Cite
Pineda-Alfonso, J. A. (2015). Educating for citizenship working with controversial issues in Compulsory Secondary Education. Journal of Educational Research, 33(2), 353–367. https://doi.org/10.6018/rie.33.2.208441
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