Education for Intercultural Citizenship Concepts and Comparisons

by Alred, Geof; Byram, Michael; Fleming, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781853599187
• ISBN10: 1853599182
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-12
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Summary

This book presents a vision of education for citizenship, which takes as its starting point an account of what it means to be intercultural. Theory and concepts of interculturality are applied to citizenship education in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state. The book advances a concept of intercultural citizenship which is sensitive to complexities of identity and diversity and, through international case studies, analyses the degree to which intercultural citizenship is present or emergent in contemporary education systems It provides a statement of ‘axioms and characteristics' of education for intercultural citizenship to act both as a framework for planning education for intercultural citizenship and as criteria for evaluating the degree of intercultural citizenship education already present in existing education systems. The book will be of interest to those currently working in intercultural education as well as those who work in education for citizenship.

Author Biography

The editors are all members of the School of Education, Durham University, interested in interdisciplinary approaches to intercultural experience. Geof Alred is counsellor and counsellor trainer. His research interests include language in therapy, mentoring and intercultural experience, in particular student residence abroad.Mike Byram studied languages and literature before becoming interested in the intercultural dimension of language education and ultimately in educational experience beyond the classroom.Mike Fleming is Director of Research. His research interests include arts education, the teaching of English and drama, and in particular the use of drama as a form of intercultural education.

Table of Contents

The Contributors	vii
Introduction	1	(10)
Part 1: Identity and Citizenship
1 Interculturality, Identity and Citizenship Education in Mexico
Phyllis Ryan	11	(12)
2 National Identity at a Crossroads: The Struggle between Culture, Language and Politics in Hong Kong
Sai Wing Leung and W.O. Lee	23	(24)
3 The Construction of Citizenship and Nation Building: The Singapore Case
Stewart Martin and Anwei Feng	47	(22)
Part 2: Concepts of Citizenship Education
4 Concepts and Issues in Citizenship Education. A Comparative Study of Germany, Britain and the USA
Gerhard Himmelmann	69	(17)
5 Contested Notions of Citizenship and Citizenship Education: The Chinese Case
Anwei Feng	86	(23)
Part 3: Intercultural Citizenship
6 Developing a Concept of Intercultural Citizenship
Michael Byram	109	(21)
7 The Concept of 'Intercultural Citizenship': Lessons from Fiction and Art
Mike Fleming	130	(14)
8 Beyond the Nation? Potential for Intercultural Citizenship Education in Japan
Lynne Parmenter	144	(20)
9 Towards an Intercultural Frame of Mind: Citizenship in Poland
Maria Walat	164	(23)
10 Citizenship Education in Spain: Aspects of Secondary Education
Maria del Carmen Méndez Garcia	187	(26)
11 The Intercultural Dimension of Citizenship Education in Portugal
Manuela Guilherme, José Manuel Pureza, Rita Paulos da Silva and Hélia Santos	213	(20)
Appendix	233	(2)
References	235