I. Davies, V. Sundaram, G. Hampden-Thompson

Creating Citizenship Communities

Education, Young People and the Role of Schools

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Produktbeschreibung

On the basis of a national research project undertaken in England, this volume explores how and why young people's engagement is so important globally in education and society, and looks at what teachers and students think about citizenship and community. The authors make recommendations to enhance understanding and the potential for engagement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-47479-0
• 1st ed. 2014
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781349474790
• ISBN-10: 1349474797
• Artikelnr.: 45075094

Autorenporträt

Author V. Sundaram: Ian Davies is Professor of Education at the University of York, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Helping Young People to Play a Full and Active Role in Society: Why is the Attempt to Promote Youth Engagement a Major International Issue? 2. Exploring Citizenship and Community in Education in England. Young People's Community Engagement: What does Research-Based and Other Literature tell us about Young People's Perspectives and the Impact of Schools' Contributions? 3. Researching Young People's Engagement in Society 4. Issues Arising from a National Survey of Schools 5. Findings from the Focus Groups 6. Creating Citizenship Communities through Teaching and Learning 7. Creating Citizenship Communities: Lessons and Recommendations. Pulling the Threads Together

Rezensionen

"offers a very important survey of some of the key issues arising from considering citizenship and community in an international context." - British Educational Studies Journal