CIVIC EDUCATED-NESS - GOAL OF THE EDUCATION IN ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

The main goal of the paper is to clarify the essence and the meaning of the concept (and phenomenon) "civic educated-ness" in the context of Philosophy of Education. It is determinative, "fundamental" but neglected and omitted characteristic of civic education. A number of problems which stay in the focus of Bulgarian academic thought are discussed in the article. On the basis of a philosophical-historical analysis some original theses are propounded. The central thesis is the determination of the goal of civic education which is the achievement of civic educated-ness - a unity of personal "integrity" and "virtuousness". Form this point of view the idea that civic education consists of two comparatively independent levels is proposed. The first level is bound with the "citizenship" in the juridical sense. The second is bound up with the realization of the social-political activity and identity of the citizen and that is why this second level should be built upon the first one. It also should be the ultimate goal of the process of civic education - education in active citizenship.