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 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138286672
• ISBN13: 9781138286672
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"