Civic education in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies across six societies / / [edited by] John J. Cogan, Paul Morris, Murray Print

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.11/5
• Soggetto topico: Citizenship - Study and teaching - Asia; Citizenship - Study and teaching - Pacific Area; Civics - Study and teaching - Asia; Civics - Study and teaching - Pacific Area
• Altri autori: CoganJohn J MorrisPaul <1951-> PrintMurray
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Introduction; Civic Education Defined for this Study; Identity and Values; Civic Education and Values; The Study; Research Approach; Phase 1; Phase 2; Phase 3; Phase 4; Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2. Civic Education in Australia: Four New South Wales Cases; Organization of Schooling; History of Civic Education; Government Policies: Civic Education; The Case Study Schools: Introduction; CSS1; CSS2 ; CSS3CSS4; Policies and Intentions; Curriculum Provision; CSS1; CSS2; CSS3; CSS4; Perspectives on Implementation; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Civic Education in Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Schools; Organization of Schooling; History of Civic Education; Government Policies: Civic Education; The Case Study Schools: Introduction; Policies and Intentions; Curriculum Provision; Perspectives on Implementation; Summary and Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 4. Recent Developments in Civic Education: The Case of Japan; Organization of Schooling; History of Civic Education ; Government Policies: Civic EducationThe Term Kohmin; The Case Studies Schools: Introduction; Policies and Intentions; Curriculum Provisions; Perspectives on Implementation; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Civic Education at the Crossroads: Case Study of Taiwan; Organization of Schooling; History of Civic Education; Traditional Civic Education (from 1949 to 1987); New Civic Education (from 1987 to the Present); The Comparison of Values Promoted in the Traditional and New Civic Curriculum; Civic Education in the Future (The Nine-Year Integrated Curriculum); Government Policies ; The Case Study Schools: IntroductionPolices and Intentions; Curriculum Provision; Perspectives on Implementation; Summary and Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6. Developing the Good Person: Civic Education in Three Thai Schools; Organization of Schooling; The Present Thai Education System; Education Reform; History of Civic Education; Government Policies: Civic Education; The Eighth National Social and Economic Development Plan (1997-2001); Government Policies; The National Education Act 1999; The Case Study Schools: Introduction; Policies and Intentions; Curriculum Provision ; Perspectives on ImplementationCSS1; CSS2; CSS3; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Civic Education in the American Midwest: A Case Study of Three Schools; Organization of Schooling; History of Civics and Values Education; Civic versus Citizenship Education; Content versus Reflective Inquiry; The Development of National Standards; Values Education in the Schools; Government Policies Driving Civics and Values Education; The Case Study Schools: Introduction; Policies and Intentions; Curriculum Provision; Perspectives on Implementation; CSS1; CSS1: Principal; CSS1: Teachers ; CSS1 Students
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the approach to civic education in six societies located on the Pacific Rim: Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and the US. In these scrupulously designed studies, the contributors investigate the recent re-emergence of civic education in this region. Developments such as globalization, nationalism, and sovereignty have profound effects on how schools make ""good citizens."" These essays reveal how definitions of citizenship are contested and revised under such influences, and interrogate differences in civic education from nation to nation. As societies attempt
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic education in the Asia-Pacific region
• ISBN: 1-135-32219-8; 1-138-99133-3; 0-203-95182-4; 1-135-32212-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790744503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Reference Books in International Education