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Civic Education and Competences for Engaging Citizens in Democracies pp 51–63Cite as

Civic Competences

Some Critical Reflections

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Part of the book series: Civic and Political Education ((CAPE,volume 3))

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Civic competences are generally seen as critical for democracy and social cohesion. Equally widespread is the assumption that schools have an important role to play in fostering these competences.

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  1. Jan Germen Janmaat
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  1. University of Sydney, Australia

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  2. Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

    Dirk Lange

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Janmaat, J.G. (2013). Civic Competences. In: Print, M., Lange, D. (eds) Civic Education and Competences for Engaging Citizens in Democracies. Civic and Political Education, vol 3. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-172-6_5

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