전통 사상의 민주시민교육에서의 활용

Abstract

Civic education seldom goes with traditional thought, while many trial and match is in character education. They think that there is little area of intersection between traditional thought and civic education, or traditional thought can be utilized only in character education. Yet Koreans must take Korean education, and as modern people, must take not only character education but also civic education. Therefore, we place emphasis on 'traditional spirits' and among them, arranged three usable spirits: Hieotong (harmony), Hwalun (free speech), Gongyi (right). With them, we can develop a civic education model that can promote the civic consciousness of identity, participation, interaction, and caring. Moreover, it could produce more desirable civic actions, like fact-centered, long term vision-centered, others-interests-considered participation actions. We can estimate their effects on several occasions in the political developments of Korean modern history. But these spirits could be abused in democratic systems, and could be stumbling block to political development. So, we have to use these spirits prudently, that is, in combination with west-originated ideas, themes, and skills of civic education.