Civic Literacy
Definition
Civic literacy refers to the knowledge and skills needed to participate effectively in civic life, including understanding governmental processes and contemporary social issues.
Analogy
Consider civic literacy as your GPS when navigating through society. Just like how you need a GPS to understand roads and directions while driving, you need civic literacy to understand how society works and your role within it.
Related terms
Civic Education: The study of theoretical, political, and practical aspects of citizenship, its rights & duties; includes elements such as history/government studies.
Political Participation: Actions by individuals or groups that influence or attempt to influence power relations or government policies.
Social Issues: Problems that affect many people within a society; they involve concepts considered important by mass numbers of people e.g., poverty, climate change etc.
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