Reflections on the Umbrella Movement
Implications for civic education and critical thinking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8856304 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joe Y F Lau (0000-0002-7225-8719, Department of Philosophy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-174 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2017.1310014 |
| OpenAlex | W2604333553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 36 |
The 2014 Umbrella Movement was one of the most significant social and political events in recent Hong Kong history. This paper offers some initial reflections on the connections between the movement and broader issues related to civic education, critical thinking, and theories of education. First, it is suggested that the movement closely resembles a form of civic education known as ‘action civics,’ offering an alternative pedagogy that might encourage more authentic civic participation. Second, the movement raises questions about how the teaching of critical thinking can be made more practically relevant to modern citizenship. Third, the deep political polarization associated with the movement indicates that civic education and critical thinking training need to pay attention to cognitive biases that affect political ideology. Finally, the Umbrella Movement reflects the failure of democratization in Hong Kong and coincides with increasing political pressures on the local education system. We discuss how political reality connects to issues about democratic education, critical pedagogy, and the idea of political neutrality in education
Citizenship · Civics · Critical thinking · Democracy · Democratization · Ideology · Neutrality · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Progressive Education · Reform movement · Social movement · Sociology · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.86 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |