Civic Engagement and Resisting “Docile Bodies” in Postsecondary Education

IF 1.3 4区 教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
D. Stewart
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Background/Context: Robust civic engagement by young adults supports the aims of a democratic society, as well as college- and university-espoused commitments to the public good. Civic engagement also benefits students themselves. Although voting participation among young adults has shown modest increases from 2016 to 2020, work remains to be done to help youth become more engaged in civics. Postsecondary education has the tools to support this engagement among college students. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: Postsecondary education has long sought to support young adults to participate in democratic society, despite the current dominance of a neoliberal focus on career and socioeconomic mobility outcomes. A realignment of goal-setting is necessary to recognize the need to do more than produce “docile bodies” for a neoliberal and capitalist labor market. Yet, colleges and universities struggle to center equity goals that would support radical democratic engagement. Research Design: This article is a philosophical analysis of the intersection of civic education, democracy, and equity in the postsecondary curriculum. Conclusions/Recommendations: The article concludes with four policy recommendations: (1) access to federal and state funding for postsecondary institutions for civic engagement initiatives; (2) support for the freedom to learn and the freedom to teach material grounded in equity principles, including critical race theory; (3) assessing civic education as a core learning outcome through collaborations between postsecondary education and government initiatives; and (4) protecting the methods by which young adults in college can participate in the electoral process.
高等教育中的公民参与与抵制“温顺团体”
背景/背景:年轻人强有力的公民参与支持民主社会的目标,以及学院和大学对公共利益的承诺。公民参与也有利于学生自身。尽管从2016年到2020年,年轻人的投票参与率略有上升,但仍有工作要做,以帮助年轻人更多地参与公民活动。中学后教育拥有支持大学生参与的工具。目的/目标/研究问题/研究重点:尽管目前新自由主义对职业和社会经济流动性的关注占主导地位,但中学后教育长期以来一直寻求支持年轻人参与民主社会。有必要重新调整目标设定,以认识到为新自由主义和资本主义劳动力市场生产“顺从的身体”的必要性。然而,学院和大学努力将支持激进民主参与的公平目标集中起来。研究设计:这篇文章是对公民教育、民主和高等教育课程公平交叉点的哲学分析。结论/建议:文章最后提出了四项政策建议:(1)为公民参与倡议获得联邦和州对中学后教育机构的资助;(2) 支持以公平原则为基础的学习自由和教学自由,包括批判性种族理论;(3) 通过中学后教育和政府举措之间的合作,评估公民教育作为核心学习成果;以及(4)保护大学年轻人参与选举过程的方法。
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期刊介绍: Teachers College Record (TCR) publishes the very best scholarship in all areas of the field of education. Major articles include research, analysis, and commentary covering the full range of contemporary issues in education, education policy, and the history of education. The book section contains essay reviews of new books in a specific area as well as reviews of individual books. TCR takes a deliberately expansive view of education to keep readers informed of the study of education worldwide, both inside and outside of the classroom and across the lifespan.
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