Politics of Civic Education : Lessons from the United States of America

本研究旨在探讨美国“公民教育”的现状，并将我的注意力转向历史和比较政治的视角。首先，我考察了一些值得研究的公民教育实验，如“价值澄清”方法、“社会探究”方法、“公共问题分析”方法和“社区参与/参与”方法。其次，我调查了两个案例，作为学校改革中公民教育的创新举措。这两个案例分别是波士顿大都会区教育机会市议会和德克萨斯州工业地区基金会。这些作品可以让我认清美国“公民”教育的成就与局限，以及未来公民教育的“政治”有待解决的问题。

This study is intended for exploring the present position of "civic education" in the United States, with turning my attention to the historical and comparative politics perspectives. First I examined some research-worthy experiments of civic education like the "value clarification" approach, "social inquiry" approach, "public issues analysis" approach, and "community involvement/engagement" approach. Second I investigated two cases as the innovative initiatives for civic education embedded in school reforms. The cases are as follows : the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity in Boston metropolitan area and the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation in Texas. These works could make me identify the achievements and limits of the American "civic" education and the unsolved issues of "politics" of civic education for the future.