Poster #42 - From "Intellectual Citizen" to "Participatory Citizen": Comparing the Civic Education Curricula Between China and Australia

• In Event: 64.090 - MTCC Poster Session 15
  In Poster Session: 64.090-7 - Moral Development and Education Posters

Abstract

Both China and Australia teach civic education to all primary students through a variety of related courses. This comparative study analyses the course outlines of civic education courses, and argues that their curricula attach importance to different aspects of society, politics and law, but both aim at the same goal of creating “participatory citizens.” Certain details of the concrete paths of civic education have also been revealed. The cognitive learning of “critical thinking” receives great attention in Australia, while China lays emphasis on the learning of “inherent values.” Australia thinks highly of skills acquisition aimed at accumulating civic competencies, but China is more concerned that students learn the skills of active conduct aimed at real world life.

Authors

• Min Li, Capital Normal University

• Zhikun Zhang, Capital Normal University

• Lusha Ou, Capital Normal University

• Tian Fu, Capital Normal University