SAGE Handbook of Education for Citizenship and Democracy

by James Arthur

• ISBN13: 9781412936200
• ISBN10: 1412936209
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781473971578
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-31
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
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Summary

This handbook brings together new work by some of the leading authorities on citizenship education, and is divided into five section. The first section deals with key ideas about citizenship education including democracy, rights, globalization and equity. Section two contains a wide range of national case studies of citizenship education including African, Asian, Australian, European and North and South American examples. The third section focuses on perspectives about citizenship education with discussions about key areas such as sustainable development, anti-racism, gender. Section four provides insights into different characterisations of citizenship education with illustrations of democratic schools, peace and conflict education, global education, human rights education etc. The final section provides a series of chapters on the pedagogy of citizenship education with discussions about curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment.

Table of Contents

Foundations

Democracy

Rights, Duties, Responsibilities

Justice

Philosophical Presuppositions of Citizenship Education and Political Liberalism

Diversity and Citizenship Education in Global Times

Equity and its relationship to Citizenship education

Globalization

Geographically based reviews - Comparative Research

Education for Democratic Citizenship in Australia

Reinventing Freire: Exceptional Cases Of Citizenship Education In Brazil

The Struggle for Citizenship Education in Canada: The Centre Cannot Hold

Citizenship Education In China: Changing Concepts, Approaches and Policies In The Changing Political, Economic and Social Context

Education for Citizenship and Democracy: The Case of the Czech Republic

Citizenship Education in India: From Colonial Subjugation to Radical Possibilities

Citizenship Education in Israel: A Contested Terrain

Citizenship Education in Japan and Kazuya Taniguchi

Citizenship Education in Malawi: Prospects for Global Education

The Changing Face of CitizenshipEducation in Pakistan

From subjects to Citizens: Citizenship Education in Palestine

Local and Global Citizenship in the UK

Education for Citizenship and Democracy in the United States

Perspectives, traditions, diversity and disciplines

Key Perspectives, Traditions and Disciplines: Overview

Religion, Citizenship and Hope: Civic Virtues and Education About Muslim Traditions

Christianity, Citizenship and Democracy

Gender, Feminism and Education for Citizenship

Anti- Racism

S Sustainable Development

History

Literacy in England

Characterisations and Forms

Political Literacy

Active Citizenship, Citizenship ducation and Civic Renewal

Educating for Civic Character

Democratic Schools

Multicultural Citizenship Education

Peace and Conflict Education

Human Rights Education: the Foundation of education for democratic citizenship in our global age

Global Education

Pedagogy

The Citizenship Curriculum: Ideology, Content and Organization

Progression and Differentiation in Citizenship Education

The Discussion of Controversial Issues as a Form and Goal of Democratic Education

Citizenship education, pedagogy and school contexts

A Justice-Oriented Citizenship Education: Making Community Curricular

Assessing Citizenship Education

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