TY - BOOK ID - 118423354 TI - Educating for democracy PY - 2023 SN - 100921926X 1009219308 1009219294 1009219278 1009219286 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Citizenship KW - Democracy. KW - Study and teaching. KW - Self-government KW - Political science KW - Equality KW - Representative government and representation KW - Republics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118423354 AB - In our world of unceasing turmoil, an educated citizenry is the first and strongest line of defence for democratic renewal. Educating for Democracy shows how students can prepare for the responsibilities of 'the most important office in a democracy' - that of a citizen. Education can provide students with the dispositions and skills needed to exercise their role judiciously and responsibly, as a patriot who cares about democracy and as a custodian who cares for democracy. These two aspects of caring call for curriculum-wide reform. The outcome of this reform is a patriot who serves as custodian of democratic culture, where commitment and competence, heart and mind, love and intellect, are brought together for the sake of democratic renewal. While nations, as both instruments and proximal objects of care, have an important role to play in this renewal, the ultimate aim is the care and cultivation of a democratic culture. ER -