Citizenship and Moral Education

<p>Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to the National Curriculum frameworks to 2000 and beyond.</p><p>This book addresses some of the central issues in moral and citizenship education facing teachers today embedding practical considerations in a theoretical context and reviewing teaching learning and assessment strategies. It draws extensively on research but is written in a clear accessible style.<br><em>Citizenship and Moral Education</em> examines the key concepts and provides an up-to-date overview of policy particularly addressing:</p><ul> <li>theoretical issues aims and approaches in relation to moral and citizenship education in a pluralist society</li> <li>the contributions of the curriculum extra-curricular activities and the school ethos to citizenship and moral education in school</li> <li>teaching strategies materials pupil assessment and school evaluation.</li> </ul><p>The book also focuses on key professional and personal issues for teachers in undertaking moral citizenship education.</p>