Citizenship Education around the World

Name: Citizenship Education around the World
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Citizenship Education around the WorldLocal Contexts and Global Possibilities\nAuthor(s): John Petrovic, Aaron Kuntz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138286672, 978-1138286672\nSynopsis\nThough 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 educationa philosophical frameworkthat 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 .