Citizenship Identity and Transition of the Citizenship Education Ideal
Since the early years of Republic of China,citizenship and citizenship education have been accepted by many people.However,there were some deviations of citizenship identity which caused the deviations of citizenship education.In the beginning of Republic of China,the citizenship identity was transformed to national identity,and it constructed a special citizenship education model which based in national ethics.And then,from the beginning of the People's Republic of China to the Cultural Revolution,citizenship identity had been transformed to "people" identity.During that period,schools' citizenship education alienated to revolutionary ideology education.In the 1990s,citizenship identity acquired its modernity character which based on the economic transition and the flourishing of civil society;the public ethics are accepted as the core foundation of modern citizenship education which cultivates modern citizens who have subjectivity,human rights and public spirit.