1987년 6.29 선언 이후 한국사회는 제도적 측면에서 많은 부분 민주화되었다. 그럼에도 불구하고 현재 한국 민주주의는 많은 문제점을 노정하고 있으며 이러한 문제점의 이면에는 민주주의 제도에 참여하는 시민들의 바람직하지 못한 정치적 판단이라는 시민교육의 문제가 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 정치적 판단력 증진을 위한 민주시민교육방안을 초등사회과교육을 중심으로 논의하고 있다. 교육목표로서 정치적 판단력이란 학생들이 일상적 삶에서 발생하는 갈등과 다툼을 관련 당사자들과 대화하고 토론하는 과정을 통하여 그 자신의 마음을 확장시키고 이를 기반으로 공공성을 창출하는 능력을 말한다. 이러한 능력을 육성하기 위하여 초등사회과 정치교육내용은 ①통치형식으로서의 민주주의보다는 생활방식으로서의 민주주의에 보다 많은 초점을 두어야 하며 ②투표자로서의 자질에 관한 내용과 함께 교실, 학교, 지역, 국가의 통치자로서 요구되는 자질이 정치교육내용에 포함되어야 한다. 그리고 ③정치교육내용은 보다 유기적으로, 공공문제를 중심으로 구성되어야 한다. 그리고 정치적 판단력 증진을 위한 교수학습모형은 다음의 7단계로 구성된다. 즉 ①정치참여를 선택하고 문제를 기술하라 ②다른 사람들이 그의 생각을 말하는 동안 주의 깊게 들어라 ③당신이 생각하고 느끼는 것을 명확하게 말하라 ④당신의 의견을 지지하는 이유와 증거들을 제시하라 ⑤사람이 아닌 아이디어에 도전하라 ⑥대안들을 테스트해보라 ⑦모든 사람들의 생각을 해결책에 포함시켜라 이다.

The Democratic Civic Education Approaches for the Promotion of Political Judgement in Elementary Social Studies Education Jang, Won-Soon Gong-Ju National University of Education After the 6.29 declaration in 1987, the korean society became democratized in many institutional aspects. In spite of these developments, the korean society in present confronts many problems and the democracy in korea don't deal with these problems well. Behind these problems, there is the problem of democratic civic education, that is, the citizen's insufficient capacity in reasonable political judgement and participation. The aims of this article is to explores the democratic civic education approaches for the promotion of reasonable political judgement in elementary social studies education. that result is to follows. The political judgement as educational goal means the capacities that enlarges his/her's mind through the dialogue and discussion among the people engaged in conflict and struggles and then makes judgement to creates the publicity. In order to improve these capacities, the political education content now in use must be changed as follows. first, it must focus on more democracy as lifestyle then democracy as statecraft. second, it must contain the qualities of ruler as well as the qualities of voter. third, it must be constructed more organically. The teaching model for the promotion of reasonable political judgement is consisted of seven steps as follows. ①describe the political problem. ②listen carefully while others speak their thoughts. ③speak clearly about what you think and feel. ④support your opinion with reason and evidence. ⑤change ideas, but not people. ⑥try out, in your thoughts, different ways to go. ⑦include everybody in the solution.

The Democratic Civic Education Approaches for the Promotion of Political Judgement in Elementary Social Studies Education Jang, Won-Soon Gong-Ju National University of Education After the 6.29 declaration in 1987, the korean society became democratized in many institutional aspects. In spite of these developments, the korean society in present confronts many problems and the democracy in korea don't deal with these problems well. Behind these problems, there is the problem of democratic civic education, that is, the citizen's insufficient capacity in reasonable political judgement and participation. The aims of this article is to explores the democratic civic education approaches for the promotion of reasonable political judgement in elementary social studies education. that result is to follows. The political judgement as educational goal means the capacities that enlarges his/her's mind through the dialogue and discussion among the people engaged in conflict and struggles and then makes judgement to creates the publicity. In order to improve these capacities, the political education content now in use must be changed as follows. first, it must focus on more democracy as lifestyle then democracy as statecraft. second, it must contain the qualities of ruler as well as the qualities of voter. third, it must be constructed more organically. The teaching model for the promotion of reasonable political judgement is consisted of seven steps as follows. ①describe the political problem. ②listen carefully while others speak their thoughts. ③speak clearly about what you think and feel. ④support your opinion with reason and evidence. ⑤change ideas, but not people. ⑥try out, in your thoughts, different ways to go. ⑦include everybody in the solution.

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