Political literacy in Australian schools

Authors

  • Kate Habgood

Keywords:

student teacher relations, pedagogy, political literacy, citizen, NAPLAN, democracy, ideology, curriculum, Australian curricula, politics, teachers, students, student voice, student empowerment, textbooks

Abstract

Kate Habgood discusses the role of schools in teaching political literacy and some basic tools teachers can use to contextualise debate of contemporary issues.

"It is often mentioned that we have a problem with political apathy in Australia. Unfortunately, the role our schools and curricula have in this problem is rarely discussed."

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How to Cite

Habgood , K. (2017). Political literacy in Australian schools. Breaking Out: Journal of Community, Schools and Social Justice, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.vu.edu.au/index.php/breakingout/article/view/1013

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Articles