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dc.creator Kjetil Børhaug
dc.date 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:11:53Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:11:53Z
dc.identifier 1102-6472
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/ddf308fbc0e240d4877a70a2014ef407
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14777
dc.description The educational system plays a role in the broader political socialisa-tion process. Even if this role is contingent, an important questionremains as to how schools contribute to the integration of newgenerations in political life. This article aims at improving empiricalknowledge about this contribution. In many Western countries suchpolitical education seems to focus on formal structure of institutions,constitutional frameworks, discussions of current issues and for-mal rights of citizens. The Norwegian national curriculum outlinesa different political education, focusing on critical analysis of the po-litical system, encouragement of many forms of political participa-tion, examination of policy-making processes and policy contents.To what extent are these purposes of a critical, activist citizenryimplemented at the classroom level? This question is analysed usingboth qualitative and survey data. The analysis suggests that formal-ism does not dominate Norwegian political education. Political par-ties, elections, comparison of party programs are most commonlythe key elements in a political education closely related to the citizenideals of competitive elite democracy.
dc.language Swedish
dc.language Danish
dc.language Norwegian
dc.language English
dc.publisher Örebro University
dc.relation http://www.oru.se/Extern/Forskning/Forskningsmiljoer/HumUS/Utbildning_och_Demokrati/Tidskriften/2005/Nr%203_2005_pdf/Borhaug.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1102-6472
dc.source Utbildning & Demokrati : Tidsskrift för Didaktik och Utbildningspolitik, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 51-73 (2005)
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Voter education
dc.type article


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