Education for citizenship education: Ideological means of transition

• Main Author: Avramović Zoran M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Sociological Association, Belgrade 2004-01-01
• Series: Sociološki Pregled
• Subjects: citizenship education; civil society; ideology; and transition
• Online Access: http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0085-6320/2004/0085-63200402175A.pdf

The paper considers two part of education system of education in Republic of Serbia. From 1945 to 1990. In Serbia was dominated education for (self-government) socialism. After 2000. special attention in the field of education belongs to the citizenship education. In the curricula introducing the subject citizenship education. This changes justifying with "European integration" process and needs of transition. On the other words citizenship education will be support crossing from socialism to modern capitalism (civil society). Citizenship education objectives are: spread Western European political values, recognition of education systems of those countries, change of traditional society institutions and structure of consciousness, change of personality structure. The author considers: 1) Does education could change of society, 2) ideology concept of civil society, 3) critical objective on education for citizenship, 4) alternatives of education. In the concluding remark the author point out that the modern education should not include ideological approaches to society values. Educational system should be neutralized from society vision and free choice each student.