A new virtue-centred education for democratic citizenship. Issue 2 (1st September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Tianlong
• Is Part Of: Citizenship teaching and learning. Volume 13:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 253
• Page End: 261
• Publication Date: 2018-09-01
• Subjects: Civics -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 370.11505
• DOI: 10.1386/ctl.13.2.253_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-1917

Abstract

Guided by a commitment to democratic citizenship needed in Chinese society, this paper makes the case for a new virtue-centred education. Specifically, the paper argues that to revamp and reclaim virtue-centred education: virtues should be emphasized for citizenship building over other purposes; virtues for citizenship must be social justice oriented; and virtues for democratic citizenship and social justice should be political and intellectual in nature, and need to be actively cultivated in schools.