Theoretical and research perspectives in citizen education

Abstract

This article comes from the research project Concepts on citizenship and citizen exercise in educated and non-educated young people in the capital District of Bogotá, which researches different concepts of citizenship and citizen exercise, the political, ethical and moral perspectives of citizens and educational guidelines proposed by 70 youngsters between 16 and 26 years old, and from both genders. This article is divided in three parts. The first one makes reference to main trends in citizen education, as well as their emphasis and possible educational application fields. The second one describes the main trends in citizen research, as it is reported by several studies. The third one presents the relationship between citizen education and regulatory ideas.