Journal of Moral Education ( IF 1.398 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-22 , DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2020.1847053 Li-Ching Ho 1 , Keith C. Barton 2
ABSTRACT
This paper makes the case for including critical harmony as a complement to justice within civic education. The concept of harmony is significant for civic education because it acknowledges the crucial role that relationships play in society—an important moral, ethical, and social ideal in many cultures around the world. Harmony must also incorporate a critical dimension, however, by embracing conflict and tension, valuing difference and diversity, and striving for balance among divergent voices. By using examples of public issues such as housing and gender identity to illustrate the relational dimension of public policy, this paper argues that the concept of critical harmony can contribute to a more comprehensive foundation for students’ deliberation of civic issues.
中文翻译:
批判性和谐:深思熟虑的公民教育的目标
摘要
本文提出了将批判性和谐作为对正义的补充纳入公民教育的理由。和谐的概念对公民教育意义重大,因为它承认人际关系在社会中发挥的关键作用——这是世界各地许多文化中重要的道德、伦理和社会理想。然而,和谐还必须包含一个关键的维度,通过拥抱冲突和紧张,重视差异和多样性,并在不同的声音之间寻求平衡。通过以住房和性别认同等公共问题的例子来说明公共政策的关系维度,本文认为批判性和谐的概念可以为学生审议公民问题提供更全面的基础。