FW: Call for papers -- In Factis Pax
Craig Cunningham
*Special Issue on "Skills, Values, and Beliefs for Today's Democratic
Citizenship" - May 2010*
A vital aspect of democracy is the ability of individual citizens to
engage in knowledge creation and evaluation in a critical manner. In
today's information- and controversy-rich society developing one's own
beliefs and values, evaluating a constantly growing body of new
knowledge, and having an understanding of current politics is becoming
an increasingly complex and demanding challenge. In this context,
education for citizenship is an important undertaking to provide
individuals with skills, values, knowledge, and beliefs needed to
successfully participate in democratic processes and to foster a culture
of active civic engagement.
Under this conceptual umbrella, this special issue of */In Factis Pax/*
will bring together empirical and conceptual articles that focus on
questions related to democracy and education, such as: What is the
nature of the skills, values, and beliefs necessary for democratic
participation, and in what situations do they occur and matter? What
role does (citizenship) education play in addressing such skills,
values, knowledge, and beliefs? What pedagogical methods best develop
these democratic capacities? Do current educational frameworks account
for the demands of today's democratic citizenship? Submissions that are
consistent with the theme of the issue are encouraged.
Both empirical and theoretical articles are welcome. Each contribution
should include a discussion of educational implications. The submissions
from a broad array of disciplines are encouraged.
Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, follow Chicago style, and be
submitted as files in Microsoft Word (.doc) or a compatible format. For
more details please see http://www.infactispax.org/
submission-guidelines/
<http://www.infactispax.org/%20submission-guidelines/>. Each
contribution will undergo double-blind peer review.
*Deadline for submission: February 1, 2010*
Please email inquiries and submit articles to *Florian Feucht, guest
editor,* *florian...@utoledo.edu*, Assistant Professor for
Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Foundations and
Leadership, The University of Toledo.
*/In Factis Pax/* is a double-blind peer-reviewed online journal of
peace education and social justice. This online journal is dedicated to
the examination of issues central to the formation of a peaceful society
- the prevention of violence and political challenges to peace and
democratic societies. Social justice, democracy, and human flourishing
are the core factors which highlight the importance of the role of
education in building peaceful societies. *www.infactispax.org
<http://www.infactispax.org/> *
*Editor: **Dale Snauwaert** dale.sn...@utoledo.edu*