Citizenship education around the world : local contexts and global possibilities /

Though certainly not a new idea, citizenship education manifests in unique and often unpredictable ways in our contemporary neoliberal era. The question of what it means to be a productive and recognized citizen must now be understood simultaneously along both global and local lines. This edited vol...

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Other Authors: Petrovic, John E. (Editor), Kuntz, Aaron M. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge research in international and comparative education.
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Summary:Though certainly not a new idea, citizenship education manifests in unique and often unpredictable ways in our contemporary neoliberal era. The question of what it means to be a productive and recognized citizen must now be understood simultaneously along both global and local lines. This edited volume offers an international perspective on citizenship education enacted in specific socio-political contexts. Each chapter includes a pointed conceptualization of citizenship education a philosophical framework that is then applied to specific national cases across Europe, Asia, Canada and more. Chapters emphasize how such frameworks are implemented within local contexts, encouraging particular pedagogical/curricular practices even as they constrain others. Chapters conclude with suggestions for productive change and how educators might usefully engage contemporary contexts through citizenship education.
Physical Description:xxii, 261 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780415721066 (hardback)
0415721067 (hardback)