The role of debate in cognitive development and development of civic awareness of young people: a qualitative analysis

Baketa, Nikola and Kovačić, Marko and Mornar, Mirta (2023) The role of debate in cognitive development and development of civic awareness of young people: a qualitative analysis. Sociologija, 65 (3). pp. 400-417. ISSN 0038-0318 (Print), 2406-0712 (Online)

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Abstract

IN ENGLISH: Debate as a method is increasingly being utilised in both school and out-of-school settings, aiming to develop certain cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal skills, while also equipping young people with the competencies to actively participate in their social and political communities. Education through debate, as a distinctive form of non-formal education, is thus becoming an integral part of young people’s lives. The development of critical thinking, heightened selfesteem, improved rhetoric, organizational prowess, effective presentation, and argumentation abilities, along with the fostering of citizenship, play a pivotal role in aiding underprivileged youth to become more constructive contributors to their communities. These proficiencies and goals, demonstrated within this paper, exemplify the diverse skill set that debate fosters. This paper brings the results of a qualitative study conducted across four countries (Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, and the Netherlands) regarding the advantages of debate. It offers empirical evidence that one of the ways to have responsible, conscious, aware, vigilant, and selfconfident citizens is by incorporating debate in their (non)formal education. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Debata kao metoda se uveliko koristi u školskim i vanškolskim okruženjima s ciljem razvijanja određenih kognitivnih, emocionalnih i interpersonalnih vještina, ali i da se mladi ljudi osposobe za aktivno sudjelovanje u društvenoj i političkoj zajednici. Debatno obrazovanje kao specifičan oblik neformalnog obrazovanja tako postaje sastavni dio života mladih. Kritičko razmišljanje, podizanje samopoštovanja, bolje retoričke vještine, vještine organizacije, prezentacije i argumentacije, razvoj građanstva, pomoć siromašnim mladima da postanu funkcionalniji članovi zajednica su samo neke od vještina i ciljeva koji se razvijaju u debati, kao što je prikazano u ovom radu. Ovaj rad donosi rezultate kvalitativne studije provedene u četiri zemlje (Hrvatska, Slovenija, Poljska i Nizozemska) o prednostima debate i pruža empirijski dokaz da je jedan od načina da imamo odgovorne, svjesne, budne i samopouzdane građane inkorporiranje debate u njihovo (ne)formalno obrazovanje.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Uloga debate u kognitivnom razvoju i razvoju građanske svijesti mladih – kvalitativna analiza.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Civic awareness, debate, education, cognitive development, youth (građanska svijest, debata, obrazovanje, kognitivni razvoj, mladi)
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User:	Karolina
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2023 09:14
Last Modified:	29 Sep 2023 09:54
URI:	http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1098

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