2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Politics of Civic Education : Lessons from the United States of America

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19530105
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Politics
Research Institution	Osaka University
Principal Investigator	KAWATA Junichi Osaka University, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (00104729)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	市民教育 / 政治的社会化 / 新社会科運動(アメリカ) / 社会資本(social capital) / 信頼 / 学校改革 / 政治参加 / 市民社会
Research Abstract	This study is intended for exploring the present position of "civic education" in the United States, with turning my attention to the historical and comparative politics perspectives. First I examined some research-worthy experiments of civic education like the "value clarification" approach, "social inquiry" approach, "public issues analysis" approach, and "community involvement/engagement" approach. Second I investigated two cases as the innovative initiatives for civic education embedded in school reforms. The cases are as follows : the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity in Boston metropolitan area and the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation in Texas. These works could make me identify the achievements and limits of the American "civic" education and the unsolved issues of "politics" of civic education for the future.

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