Citizenship Education and Diversity in Liberal Societies: Theory and Policy in a Comparative Perspective
Overview & Synopsis
Citizenship education is a popular and contested phenomenon in liberal democratic societies. It is difficult to imagine a school system that does not contribute to the preservation and improvement of society through education of democratic, responsible and tolerant citizens. On the contrary, the execution of such education is full of caveats, controversy and resistance. This special issue examines the inherent tensions of citizenship education in a variety of national contexts (France, England, Sweden and Quebec) and from several theoretical and empirical perspectives. In this introductory article, we present an overview of the debates on citizenship education in academia and the media and propose a conceptual framework for the categorisation and comparison of the diversity of practices that relate to citizenship education. This model is then used to guide a brief presentation of the remaining articles in the special issue. (Contains 4 figures and 1 note.)
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Document Information
| Document Title | Citizenship Education and Diversity in Liberal Societies: Theory and Policy in a Comparative Perspective |
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| Author / Organization | Sundstrom, Mikael, Fernandez, Christian |
| Subject & Discipline | Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Educational Policy |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2013 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-173616 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |