Education for citizenship: An educational urgency for the 21st century

Abstract

The school must be redefined to develop personal–professional–civic abilities in the students. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of the teacher, through a documentary type exploratory study that analyzes the background and future projections of a civic education. This is based on the acquisition of civic values through personal experience and the imitation of the behavior of the teacher. Therefore, the teacher must possess certain personal and pedagogical qualities; know methodological strategies that develop civic values and dedicate time for their assimilation and accommodation. This approach rethinks content, and teacher selection and training policies, based on the following questions: “What kind of society do we want?” and “What type of teaching is needed?”.