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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809068003321

Titolo

Citizenship, education, and social conflict : Israeli political education in global perspective / / edited by Hanan A. Alexander, Halleli Pinson, and Yossi Yonah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-136-91027-1

1-136-91028-X

1-283-03747-5

9786613037473

0-203-84307-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in education ; ; 44

Altri autori (Persone)

AlexanderHanan A. <1953->

PinsonHalleli <1973->

YonahYossi

Disciplina

370.11/5095694

Soggetti

Citizenship - Study and teaching - Israel

Education - Political aspects - Israel

Cultural pluralism - Israel

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Introduction: Theories of Confl ict in Citizenship Education; Part I: Conflict Theories in Citizenship Education; 1 The Emergence of Citizenship as a Political Problem in an Era of Globalization; 2 Becoming a Critical Citizen: A Marxist-Humanist Critique; 3 Education, Power, and the State: Dilemmas of Citizenship in Multicultural Societies; 4 Addressing Gender Conflict, Sexuality and Violence: Feminist Perspectives on the Challenges Faced by Global Citizenship Education

5 Teaching about Conflict through Citizenship Education6 Tolerance, Education, and Parental Rights; Part II: Citizenship Education in a Democratic and Jewish State; 7 Reconsidering Zionism: Open Society, Critical Theory, and the Education of Citizens; 8 Democracy, Educational Autonomy, and Israeli Law: The Case of the Ultra-Orthodox Minority; 9 The Consolidation of Civic Identity in a Particularistic



Religious Setting; 10 Bargaining over Citizenship: Pre-Military Preparatory Activities in the Service of the Dominant Groups

11 Adverse Aspects of Citizenship Education in the Global Era: The Israeli Case12 Civic Education for the Palestinians in Israel: Dilemmas and Challenges; 13 One Civic Curriculum, Different Civic Visions; Conclusion: Transforming Social Confl ict- The Burdens and Dilemmas of Citizenship Education in Israel; References; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides new perspectives into the challenges of citizenship education in the age of globalization and in the context of multicultural and conflict-ridden societies. It calls on us to rethink the accepted liberal and national discourses that have long dominated the conceptualization and practice of citizenship and citizenship education in light of social conflict, globalization, terrorism, and the spread of an extreme form of capitalism. The contributors of the volume identify the main challenges to the role of citizenship education in the context of globalization, confl