2018 Volume 89 Pages 25-36
The purpose of this research is to clarify the structure of elementary social studies classes aiming to cultivate politically subjectivized citizens. The goal of elementary social and political studies learning is set as the recognition of the political self that is placed prior to the consensus-building learning and value judgments that are actively performed in the secondary social studies. Although the importance of dealing with socially controversial issues has been recognized in the past, there have been problems that persist such as where to set a goal, what kind of controversial issues with inherent political values to take up, and what kind of learning process should be undertaken. Therefore, in this research, focusing on the concept of “confrontation” as emphasized in Agonistic Democracy, it aims for the learners to reach the recognition of their political ego in the context of their confrontational relationship with others through the process of relativizing and reflecting on their political ego. I proposed adopting the confrontation of “pros and cons of using tax (redistribution)” and the “object of happiness” as the educational content for that purpose. Based on the class structure that is proposed, among many issues regarding the issue of soccer field construction I focus on the issues of “pros and cons of using tax” and “an athletic field that many citizens can use, or a stadium that is dedicated to only soccer for soccer fans,” and attempt to seek the recognition of political ego in the context of confrontational relationships with others in the discussion.
