Globalization, the nation-state and the citizen : dilemmas and directions for civics and citizenship education / / edited by Alan Reid, Judith Gill and Alan Sears

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.11/5; 370.115
• Soggetto topico: Citizenship; Citizenship - Study and teaching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GillJudith <1942-> ReidAlan (Alan D.) SearsAlan M
• 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; Acknowledgments; Part A: Introduction; 1 The Forming of Citizens in a Globalising World; Part B: Case Studies; 2 In Whose Interest?: Australian Schooling and the Changing Contexts of Citizenship; 3 Education, Citizenship and the Construction of a New Democracy in Brazil; 4 South African Post-Apartheid Realities and Citizenship Education; 5 Citizenship Education in Pakistan: Changing Policies and Practices in Changing Social-Political Contexts; 6 The Dilemmas of Singapore's National Education in the Global Society ; 7 State and Civil Society Embattled in Colonialism, Capitalism and Nationalism: Civic Education and its Politics in Hong Kong8 England: Searching for Citizenship; 9 Perceptions of the Past and Education of Future Citizens in Contemporary Russia; 10 'Common-Sense Citizenship', 'Citizenship Tourism' and Citizenship Education in an Era of Globalisation: The Case of Ireland During the Celtic Tiger Era; 11 A Paradigm Shift in the Political Culture and in Educating for Citizenship?: The Case of the United States of America; 12 The State and the Citizen in Mexican Civic Education: An Evolving Story ; 13 Possibilities and Problems: Citizenship Education in a Multinational State: The Case of CanadaSection C: Reflections and Analysis; 14 Oppositions and Possibilities; 15 Citizenship and the Nation-State: Affinity, Identity and Belonging; 16 Neo-Statism and Post-Globalisation as Contexts for New Times; 17 Politics, Citizenship Education Policy in Twelve Countries and Cosmopolitanism: A Commentary; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in civics and citizenship education. There have been unprecedented developments in citizenship education taking place in schools, adult education centers, or in the less formally structured spaces of media images and commentary around the world. This book provides an overview of the development of civics and citizenship education policy across a range of nation states. The contributors, all widely respected scholars in the field of civics and citizenship education, provide a thorough understanding of the different ways in which citizenship h
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization, the nation-state and the citizen
• ISBN: 1-136-99530-7; 1-282-56985-6; 9786612569852; 0-203-85511-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459387703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in education ; ; 34.