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Week One Topic: Nature and Scope of Civic Education
Week One Topic: Nature and Scope of Civic Education
Overview
The past inattention of Education for citizenship has marked trend away
from Civics Education in Sierra Leone. Between 1980s and 1990s (the time
dropped. That steep decline means that Sierra Leone must regularly
responsible citizens.
Societies have long had an interest in the ways in which their young are
prepared for citizenship and how they learn to take part in civic life. Today
rights and responsibilities among the totality of its citizens. In the past
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and as we have seen military regimes after another toppled democratic
who have the requisite knowledge, skills, and dispositions of Civic. Absent
members of civil society make the case and ask for the support of civic
education from all segments of society and from the widest range of
technically competent people. But the kind of society Sierra Leoneans want
to live in and the kind of government they want to have requires effort and
are respected in which the individual's dignity and worth are acknowledged
Making that kind of society, that kind of government a reality is the most
important challenge we face and the most important work they could
Definitions
In its broadest definitions, Civic Education means all the processes that
substantial effects and most social scientists that have studied this topic,
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questions as, what communities we ought to see ourselves, what are the
good regime and a good citizen? What constitute a good and responsible
citizen? Etc.
Civic comes from a Latin word ‘Civicus’ relating to citizen, city and civic
Confucius in ancient China and was later developed by far one of the
These traditions from the east developed into concepts of citizen rights and
the application of justice, together with different ethics in public life. Some
of these earlier traditions are voting, taxation, jury duty, government and
human characteristics.
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Civic Education is a subject geared towards informing responsible citizen’s
about their political and economic system in their country as well as raising
awareness of their rights and duties as citizens. Citizen is further given the
Civic education is the branch of political science that deals with civic affairs
and the right and duties of citizens. It is also the study of sciences of the
But the kind of society Sierra Leoneans want to live in and the kind of
government they want to have requires effort and commitment on the part
human rights are respected in which the individual's dignity and worth are
fulfil their responsibilities, and in which the common good is the concern of
all.
their own governance; they do not just passively accept the dictums of
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others or acquiesce to the demands of others. As Aristotle put it in his
In other words, the ideals of democracy are most completely realized when
helps citizens make informed judgments about the nature of civic life,
politics, and government, and why politics and government are necessary,
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Civic Education enables a citizen to have civic knowledge on
country
country’s history
features.
etc.
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j. Justice, equality, diversity, truth, patriotism and the separation of
powers.
are require. Intellectual skills in civics and government are inseparable from
content.
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c. The ability to identify emotional language and symbols is of particular
contribute
d. And the common good were identified in the National Standards for
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Social Stratification of Civic Education
In all societies, people differ from each other on the basis of their age, sex
class of people and where all people are to be treated equals. Civic
to expansion and status and how these factors affect social group at
different groups
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are the consequences of these classes to the economy, society and
Values such as democracy, civil liberties, rights and duties and the
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