Heart Is Active Citizenship: Reimagining Civic Education

Seungho Moon; Jenna Mortensen Nelson; Yeorim Hwang; Mary Danley

doi:10.4236/ce.2017.810113

Heart Is Active Citizenship: Reimagining Civic Education

Seungho Moon, Jenna Mortensen Nelson, Yeorim Hwang, Mary Danley

School of Education

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Abstract

The ARtS (Aesthetic, Reflexive thoughts, & Sharing) Initiative is an innovative program for engaging children in reflexive thought about active citizenship in urban communities. This article explicates how children use art to imagine the alternatives in civic education. Using the heart metaphor as active citizenship, the authors illustrate how this organ connects citizens and pumps our desire for a better community through our veins, thus instigating social change. This article demonstrates the power of imagination to inspire students to conceptualize a more just society.

Original language	American English
Journal	Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2017.810113
State	Published - Aug 1 2017

Keywords

Aesthetic Education
Civic Education
Art-Based Inquiry
Urban Education

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Education

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