Civic education and citizenship education in Mexico: a global and comparative perspective
Por:
Alcantara Santuario, Armando
Publicada:
1 ene 2017
Resumen:
The critical situation of the world today requires strengthening the
culture of peace among countries and the coexistence of cultures and
individuals respecting diversity. One way to achieve this is by
strengthening citizenship to which basic and higher education can help.
Efforts to expand and strengthen citizenship as the exercise of rights
and the fulfillment of obligations of various kinds in a society and
beyond its borders, have been incessant: from its modern origins to
date. Today however, these rights have not been fully guaranteed and its
violation occurs in authoritarian regimes, and even in some of the so
call ``democratic''. While democracy is recognized as the most
appropriate way of living in contemporary societies it has yet
significant shortcomings such as, for example, a disenchantment of
citizens to participate in elections. Civic education in Mexico is part
of the curriculum of basic education. School programs focus primarily in
describing the structure of the Mexican state, the strengthening of
nationalism and in what it means to be ``a good citizen''. Civic
education of young students also occurs in a more informal way through
socialization with other colleagues during the years of university life.
This article describes and analyzes various programs of civic education
and citizenship education developed in Latin America and Mexico over the
past two decades. Some proposals derived from the above and whose
objective aims at building a global citizenship are also included.
Filiaciones:
Alcantara Santuario, Armando:
Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
Univ Mexico, Inst Invest, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Pedag, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Sistema Nacl Investigadores, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Acad Mexicana Ciencias, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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