Civic Literacies Flashcards
(53 cards)
- pertains to the discipline that tackles the citizen’s relationship to the state.
Civic
Civic is derived from
civitas
Civic literacy taps into the nation of
“Pakikipagkapwa”
-He/she can communicate with the governance lobby for certain issues and policies.
Civic Literate Individual
-Possesses on increasing awareness of issues in his/her community.
Civic literate Individual
The gestures can be both small and big
Civic Literacies
What gestures can be both small and big:
-Segregating waste
-Honoring and affirming that women are equal to men.
-curbing consumerism despite peer pressure
-Honoring members of our community who are different from us.
- The ability to recognize that an individual choice or action has implications for the environment and the knowledge to identify the most efficient and more importantly sustainable solution to a problem.
Environmental Literacies
Essentially the capacity to perceive & interpret the relative health of the environmental systems and take appropriate actions to maintain, restore, and improve the health of those systems.
ROTH 1992
- Are expected to know basic environmental information, the ways by which human actions harms the environment, and the potential and limits of human practices to alter natural processes in the environment
Environmental-Literate Citizens
Are aware that for change to truly happen, for the planet to be truly saved, the knowledge, skills, and attitudes must be transmitted to the future generations
Environmental-Literate Citizens
- the ability to make informed judgements and to make effective decisions regarding the use and management of money
Schagen 2007
- individuals are considered. and Financially Literate if they are competent can demonstrate they have used the knowledge they have learned.
Moore 2003
- familiarity with the mast basic economic concepts is needed to make sensible saying and investment decisions.
Lusardi and Mitchell 2007
“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned” by
Benjamin Franklin
-is best understood using the lens of difference - cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual, socio-economic, religious and linguistic differences govern human societies, and it is through these differences that one realizes that no culture is intrinsically superior to another.
Multicultural Literacy
They recognize and respect the presence of others in his/her immediate community and society who are different from him/her and that diversity creates a rich tapestry of human beings
Multiculturally Literate Citizen
This literate citizen affirms the presence and the idea of an inclusive and diverse
multiculturally literate citizen
Refers to people or groups of people imparting or exchanging messages through speaking, writing, gestures, or even using symbolic forms.
Communication
Communication is from the latin term communicate which means
“To share” or “To Divide Out”
Communication is may also be thought to originate from another latin word “_____” which roughly means “______”
communis
working together
It passes through various channels for sending & receiving
Communication
plays an essential role in our lives; It is in fact, the driven of human interaction
Communication
- A collection of symbols that appear purposefully organized (meaningful) to those sending of receiving them.
Message