Category: Issue 20-21

“The citizenship education textbook for the 3rd grade of lower secondary school: towards active citizenship education” Stella Sotiriou Pages Abstract During the last decades, Citizenship Education in developed societies is formed as a field with increasing interest, making it the subject of one of the four educational priorities of the European Union. A key component […]

“Music paideia and citizenship education. A historical-comparative epistemological paradigm.” Alexandra Tsourlaki Pages Abstract Τhis study examines the place of music in the educational discourse in Ancient and Modern Greece as well as its role in shaping the «human – citizen». Firstly, it investigates the place of Music Education in Ancient Greece focusing on the discourse […]

“The legal aspect of citizenship identity in Greece and USA.” Loucas Petronicolos Pages Abstract This paper critically examines the role of constitutional doctrine in the formation of different aims and policies for citizenship education in Greece and the United States of America. First, the philosophical and ideological underpinnings of the liberal conception “citizen” are outlined. […]

“Being a good American: Citizenship education at a U.S. High School.” William S. New Pages Abstract Citizenship education in the United State has historically taken many forms. Since Horace Mann laid the foundations for the common school in the mid-19th century, many have claimed that producing citizens is the prime function of public education, and […]

“The historical evolution of Citizenship Education in the Greek educational system during the 20th century.” Despina Karakatsani Pages Abstract This article sheds light on the initiatives and measures taken for the introduction of Citizenship Education in the Greek educational system during the 20th century as well as the historical evolution of different paradigms of political […]

“Citizenship in the context of the transformation of the European Union. Perceptions and issues.” George Pasias Pages Abstract The notion of “european citizenship” has been historically connected, both at the symbolic and pragmatic level, with the european societies integration and unification processes. This paper examines critically the european citizenship paradigm in the context of the […]

“Citizenship identity between the the particularism of the national community and the the universality of its liberal values: the characteristics of the democratic school.” Stathis Balias Pages Abstract Liberal democracy developed in parallel with the emergence of the nation-state, which allowed freedom and solidarity among its members and, by extension, political unity, while the model […]

“Homo politicus: Homo comparativus? Thoughts on the concept of ‘citizen’ from a comparative perspective” Pella Kalogiannaki Pages Abstract This presentation deals with some of the fundamental concerns relating to the present-day concept of citizen from the perspective of Comparative Education (CE), as they pertain to the current context in politics and ideology, economy and society, […]

“Education and the Polity: A comparative historical analysis of the discourse on education and citizenship, from the ancient Polis to the modern Ethnopolis and the Cosmopolis of the late modernity.” Andreas M. Kazamias, Amalia A. Ifanti, Dimitra Triga Pages Abstract This is a comparative historical analysis of the discourse on citizenship and citizenship education, a […]

“Educating a plural demos” Dimitris N. Chryssochoou Pages Abstract This article looks at the relationship between education and democracy and, drawing from republican political theory, examines the civic potential of the first pan-European citizenship education programme which aims to encourage the young to participate in democratic life at both societal and school levels. It also […]