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Heart Is Active Citizenship: Reimagining Civic Education
Teaching and Learning Program, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Teaching and Learning Program, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, College of Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
Margaret White Elementary School, Blythe, CA, USA
- 1 Teaching and Learning Program, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2 Teaching and Learning Program, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- 3 School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, College of Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
- 4 Margaret White Elementary School, Blythe, CA, USA
Creative Education·Volume 08 (2017)·Pages 1673–1681·Published 4 August 2017·DOI10.4236/ce.2017.810113
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Abstract
The ARtS (Aesthetic, Reflexive thoughts, & Sharing) Initiative is an innovative program for engaging children in reflexive thought about active citizenship in urban communities. This article explicates how children use art to imagine the alternatives in civic education. Using the heart metaphor as active citizenship, the authors illustrate how this organ connects citizens and pumps our desire for a better community through our veins, thus instigating social change. This article demonstrates the power of imagination to inspire students to conceptualize a more just society.
KeywordsAesthetic EducationCivic EducationArt-Based InquiryUrban Education
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