Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cas, Cogan, Print..

Name: Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cas, Cogan, Print..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific RegionCase Studies Across Six Societies\nAuthor(s): John L. Cogan, Murray Print\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138991330, 978-1138991330\nSynopsis\nThis 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 to strike a balance between obedience and critical thinking, schools become the primary site of these transformations. Analyzing both educa.