Citizenship Education and the Curriculum

Citizenship education is a current concern of policymakers in various parts of the world. Debates focus on modern notions of citizenship and the need for citizenship education in a rapidly changing world. This need for citizenship education and corresponding definitions have changed over time but a persistent characteristic would seem to be a fear of indoctrination and a lack of a coherent vision due in part to the notion of citizenship being a contested concept. Different notions of citizenship in turn underpin different theories of citizenship education and a number of commentators have examined its role and rationale at various points in time and identified ideal forms of pedagogy values skills curricular content and assessment.Contributors address the following concerns: universality and equal opportunity social literacy and citizenship citizenship education and curriculum race different citizenship patterns in civic education assessment cultivating respect in human relations and global citizenship education. Adopting a comparative approach discussing citizenship education in New Zealand England Iceland Israel Ireland and Europe the book presents various debates and develops new frameworks for understanding the issues.