Civic learning in the museum. Capacities and methods
Civic learning in the museum. Capacities and methods

Summary/Abstract: Citizenship embraces axiological as well as praxeological qualities of a subject. Both these aspects could be reflected upon and practiced in the educational process. Assuming that citizenship is the core of civil society, the fundamental question is the content of the contemporary citizenship and the proper forms of its dissemination with respect to individual reflectivity and autonomy. The civic learning with the central position of the active and reflective learning subject supported by educator seems to meet this conditions. The purpose of the paper is to indicate the potential of the museums in facilitating the process of civic learning and to exemplify it with several cases providing the methods supportive to civil society.

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