The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa plays a pivotal role in promoting active citizenship to ensure the deepening of democracy. This article, as based on the study by Arendse, explored the extent to which Parliament as a key participatory institution promotes active citizenship in relation to the Grade 11 Life Orientation (LO) curriculum in South Africa. A qualitative, interpretive approach was employed. However, data were gathered through the crystallisation approach using different methods of gathering data such as document study, questionnaires and focus group interviews, which involved 461 Grade 12 LO learners who had completed the Grade 11 LO curriculum during 2012 and seven LO educators. The findings suggest that there is: (1) lack of exposure, knowledge and understanding about Parliament; (2) lack of public education programmes and initiatives about Parliament; and (3) limited information about Parliament in the LO curriculum.

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在南非课程中，国会在与11年级生活取向相关的促进积极公民权方面的作用

南非共和国议会在促进积极公民身份以确保民主深化方面发挥着关键作用。本文基于Arendse的研究，探讨了作为主要参与机构的议会在多大程度上促进了南非11年级人生定向（LO）课程的积极公民权。采用定性，解释性方法。但是，数据是通过结晶方法使用不同的数据收集方法收集的，例如文档研究，问卷调查和焦点小组访谈，其中涉及461名12年级LO学习者，他们在2012年完成了11年级LO课程，并聘用了7名LO教育者。调查结果表明：（1）缺乏对议会的了解，知识和了解；（2）缺乏关于议会的公共教育计划和倡议；（3）LO课程中有关议会的信息有限。