¿Para cuándo las universidades en la agenda de una democracia fuerte? Educación, aprendizaje y compromiso cívico en Norteamérica
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E-ISSN: 1988-592X
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Este artículo tiene por objeto examinar y en parte, evaluar el alcance del
compromiso cívico en el discurrir y en la actual proyección de las universidades
norteamericanas. En ese sentido, intentamos mostrar la importancia estratégica
que ha llegado a adquirir la renovación de discursos y prácticas educativas en clave
de una educación para la ciudadanía que, además de beneficiar el capital social de
los alumnos, puede incrementar la posibilidad de lograr conexiones ecológicas
entre currículo y contexto, fortaleciendo de paso un aprendizaje más significativo.
El estudio aborda algo de historia del compromiso cívico en la Educación Superior
estadounidense, define el sentido y alcance del movimiento renovador en el citado
contexto y describe iniciativas y proyectos desde la sociedad civil. Además, muestra
cómo ese compromiso se hace pedagógicamente explícito en la estrategia de
aprendizaje-servicio y en las dinámicas de su compleja institucionalización.
Concluimos trazando algunas implicaciones de esta dinámica innovadora para un
aprendizaje con posibilidades de ganar en relevancia cognitiva y social, en sintonía
lógica con el dominio de un campo de conocimiento
This article is aimed at studying and, in part, evaluating the scope of civic engagement in day-to-day life and the current influence of North-American universities. Civic education not only benefits students’ social capital; it can increase their possibility of making ecological connections between curriculum and content, and at the same time it can make the learning process more meaningful. It is thus of strategic importance to stimulate fresh discussion about civic education and educational practices in civic education. Some of the history of civic engagement in the American higher education system is reviewed; the meaning and scope of the renewal movement in that context is defined; and related initiatives and projects are described from the perspective of civil society. Furthermore, it is shown how civic engagement is made pedagogically explicit in the service-learning strategy and in the dynamics of its complex institutionalization. These innovative dynamics have implications for learning: They could lead to a learning process of greater socio-cognitive relevance, in logical harmony with the mastering of a field of knowledge
This article is aimed at studying and, in part, evaluating the scope of civic engagement in day-to-day life and the current influence of North-American universities. Civic education not only benefits students’ social capital; it can increase their possibility of making ecological connections between curriculum and content, and at the same time it can make the learning process more meaningful. It is thus of strategic importance to stimulate fresh discussion about civic education and educational practices in civic education. Some of the history of civic engagement in the American higher education system is reviewed; the meaning and scope of the renewal movement in that context is defined; and related initiatives and projects are described from the perspective of civil society. Furthermore, it is shown how civic engagement is made pedagogically explicit in the service-learning strategy and in the dynamics of its complex institutionalization. These innovative dynamics have implications for learning: They could lead to a learning process of greater socio-cognitive relevance, in logical harmony with the mastering of a field of knowledge
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Rego, M. A. S. (2013). ¿ Para cuándo las universidades en la agenda de una democracia fuerte? Educación, aprendizaje y compromiso cívico en Norteamérica. Revista de Educación, (361), 565-590
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