학교 민주시민교육을 위한 교육원칙 연구 - 한국형 보이텔스바흐 합의를 위한 시론적 제안과 적용 -

Abstract

This study aims to develop a draft of educational principles for democratic citizenship education and to show its foundations and potential applications. The principles and their foundations are as follows: first, ‘enhancing students’ autonomy’ is based on sovereign education as the minimal goal of democratic citizenship education. Second, ‘representing controversial issues’ finds that excluding or omitting important social issues due to technical neutrality must be avoided. Third, ‘structuring every student’s participation’ is grounded on the idea that every student as a sovereign should be involved in learning process and school life systematically. Fourth, ‘minimizing the evaluation of students’ values and attitudes’ is based on the idea that students’ free expression of their own opinions must not be restricted by grading and/or scoring. These four principles should be applied not just to the instructions but to the areas of curriculum, textbook development and school climate because those areas have large influences on the individual being instructed. These principles can be reflected in the next revision of the curriculum and the textbook screening standards, and can be used as a basis to foster a more democratic school climate. The four exploratory principles are not from the social consensus yet but from the academic argument based on democratic ideas and the educational context in Korea. These principles can serve as a starting point of developing a Korean style of Beutelsbach Consensus through broad debates among diverse parties concerned in the future.