Democracy at the Crossroads :International Perspectives on Critical Global Citizenship Education - Applications of Political Theory
Democracy at the Crossroads :International Perspectives on Critical Global Citizenship Education - Applications of Political Theory
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Published:
7 November, 2007
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780739123218 |
| ISBN10 | 0739123211 |
| Number Of Pages | 378 |
| Item Weight | 549 g |
| Product Dimensions | 154 x 228 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | paperback |
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Democracy at the Crossroads plumbs the core issues of citizenship education, namely, what constitutes the “good citizen” in today’s globalized society and how individuals come to understand and act on their world. White, Openshaw, and Keller have brought together an impressive group of scholars from around the world in their efforts to unpack the history, assumptions, and practices of citizenship education while critically examining influence of globalization and neoliberalism on the curriculum and aims of social studies education in the 21st century. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested moving beyond the platitudes and passivity that have hitherto marked the dominant strains of education for democracy. -- E. Wayne Ross, University of British Columbia
Democracy at the Crossroads will serve as a global benchmark for citizenship education in the early 21st century. -- Merry M. Merryfield, Ohio State University
From a variety of theoretical and national perspectives, this collection provides an interrogation of unexamined meanings, assumptions, and socio-political dynamics implicated in the programs and rhetorics promoting education for "global citizenship." The need for such work in our world today could hardly be more critical! -- Tony Whitson, University of Delaware
Author's Bio
Cameron White is Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction / Social Education at the University of Houston. Roger Openshaw is Professor in Social and Policy Studies in Education at Massey University in New Zealand. Pamela Keller is a doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction / Social Education at the University of Houston.