Cultivating Rational and Moderate Citizens:The Theoretical Debate on Conflict Education in Germany
Conflict education has become a fundamental model of civic education in Germany,but it developed and matured only after a theoretical debate between the critical and the conservative. At the appeal of critical educationalists,German pedagogy took a conflict turn in the 1960s,and conflict education became a central concern of German civic education in response to educational realities in a complex and pluralistic society. However,the proposition of conflict education was soon challenged by the neoconservatives represented by Wolfgang Brezinka. Brezinka saw conflict education as a non-scientific pedagogical slogan,which was countered by critical educationalists represented by Hermann Giesecke and Klaus Mollenhauer. The disagreement between the two over conflict education reflects different perceptions of the concept and purpose of education,demonstrating the tension between emancipatory interest and shared beliefs. Conflict education is a fundamental dimension of modern German educational theory and a proper part of modern education that can help to cultivate rational and moderate citizens.
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