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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455066703321

Autore

McCowan Tristan <1974->

Titolo

Rethinking citizenship education [[electronic resource] ] : a curriculum for participatory democracy / / Tristan McCowan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2009

ISBN

1-282-19967-6

1-282-29698-1

9786612199677

9786612296987

1-4411-3432-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in educational research

Disciplina

370.11/4

Soggetti

Citizenship - Study and teaching

Civics - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-218).

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Current tensions in citizenship education -- pt. 2. Understanding processes -- pt. 3. Responses.

Sommario/riassunto

Rethinking Citizenship Education presents a fundamental reassessment of the field. Drawing on empirical research, the book argues that attempting to transmit preconceived notions of citizenship through schools is both unviable and undesirable. The notion of 'curricular transposition' is introduced, a framework for understanding the changes undergone in the passage between the ideals of citizenship, the curricular programmes designed to achieve them, their implementation in practice and the effects on students. The 'leaps' between these different stages make the project of forming students in a