From Nation Building to Global Citizenship: Human Rights Education in the Nordic Folk High Schools

Autor/in	Lövgren, Johan
Titel	From Nation Building to Global Citizenship: Human Rights Education in the Nordic Folk High Schools
Quelle	In: Human Rights Education Review, 5 (2022) 2, S.77-97 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lövgren, Johan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Folk Schools; Civil Rights; Educational History; Educational Philosophy; Democracy; Social Change; Social Systems; Foreign Countries; Citizen Participation; Teaching Methods; Adult Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Intergroup Relations; Student Attitudes; Individual Development; Writing (Composition); Reflection; Scandinavia; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Demokratie; Sozialer Wandel; Social system; Soziales System; Ausland; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Schülerverhalten; Individuelle Entwicklung; Schreibübung; Skandinavien; Dänemark; Norwegen; Schweden; Finnland
Abstract	Citizenship education played a crucial role in the 19th century transition from royal sovereignty to democracy in the Nordic region, with folk high schools (FHS) playing an important role. While established to empower the people ("folk") for active participation in society, the contemporary folk high schools have reoriented from their initial national focus to emphasise global citizenship education. The paper traces this development and asks how the identity and practice of the FHS reflect the ideals of human rights education. The article outlines the ideology and history of the Nordic folk high schools and builds an analytical framework for two empirical studies of student texts. The final discussion applies the presented material to shed light on the research question and concludes by suggesting that the Nordic folk high schools can be seen as a regional adaption of human rights education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of South-Eastern Norway. Postboks 235, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway. Tel: +47-310-08000; e-mail: postmottak@usn.no; Web site: http://www.usn.no
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01