公共生活的四维功能与公民教育的建构

The Four Dimensional Functions of Public Life and the Construction of Citizenship Education

公共生活具有四个维度的公民教育功能:一是对话和理解的功能,促进公民之间的对话和理解,摆脱公民教育的话语独白和价值灌输;二是客我与主我的转化功能,促进公民的主我人格与客我人格的有效转化,培养健全的公民人格;三是反思与批判的功能,使学校生活成为一个具有批判性的公共生活领域,推动学生的批判品格和批判能力的发展;四是理性与行动的功能,在增进认知理性的基础上发展实践理性和行动能力,引导学生从"理念的公民"走向"行动的公民"。通过公共生活的四维功能,公民教育将更有效地建构自身的对话性、理解性、批判性以及行动性,最终促进学生公民品质的全面提升。

There are four dimensional functions of public life in citizenship education. Firstly, public life has the function of communication-understanding which could reform the methods of monologue and indoctrination in citizenship education. Secondly, public life has the function of transformation between the subjectivity and objectivity of ＂I＂, which could develop students＇ sound citizen character. Thirdly, public life has the function of reflection- criticization which could construct the schools＇ public sphere and develop students＇ character and ability of criticization. Fourthly, public life has the function of rationality-practice which could strengthen students＇ cognitive rationality and practical rationality, and then let students turn from theoretical citizens to practical citizens. Base on the construction of public life in these four dimensional function, citizenship education would have the characteristics of communication, understanding, eriticization, and practice, which could cultivate students＇ citizen character effectively.