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Liberal Studies’ role in civic education: an exploratory study

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Purpose – Liberal Studies (LS), as a compulsory subject for senior secondary students (S4-6) who sit
for the Diploma of Secondary Education, was introduced in 2007. There has been increased discussion
about merits of the subject. This paper was written based on a study the researchers conducted with
LS teachers and students to probe the role LS may play in relation to civic education. The paper aims to
discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach – The study employed a qualitative methodology and a series of
in-depth interviews were carried out with real LS teachers and students to tap their views about LS
from their lived experience.

Findings – Findings suggest that LS, if conducted appropriately, can be one of vehicles of civic
education particularly in such matters related to enhancing social awareness and the ability to partake
in public affair debates. It can also be of potential use to nurturing civic virtues in support of
democratic discussion. On the other hand, its relationship with real social and political participation by
students was not confirmed.

Originality/value – This paper represents one of the first to explore about LS’s possible role in
civic education with real grounded data. The paper will be of reference value to readers interested
in civic education and teachers, students and policy planners of the subject.

Keywords Civic education, Civic virtues in support of democratic discussion, Liberal Studies

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Judul Seri

Asian Education and Development Studies

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

London : Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2016

Deskripsi Fisik

Asian Education and Development Studies Vol. 5 No. 1, 2016 pp. 59-70

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English

ISBN/ISSN

DOI 10.1108/AEDS-05-

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Vol. 5 No. 1, 2016

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