Youth Civic Engagement in a Globalized World

Citizenship Education in Comparative Perspective
Herausgegeben:Broom, Catherine

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, the authors explore the apparent decline in youth civic engagement through research studies conducted in seven societies/nations with varied experiences with democracy. This work is framed within a youth civic engagement model. Each subsequent chapter presents the findings for each nation, along with contextual and historical discussions of citizenship education. This book explores the findings in Canada, England, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-56532-7
• 1st ed. 2017
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781137565327
• ISBN-10: 1137565322
• Artikelnr.: 45237561

Autorenporträt

Catherine Broom is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at University of British Columbia, Canada. Her work focuses on the areas of local and global citizenship, history of education, and social studies education. She is the journal editor of Citizenship Education Research Journal (CERJ).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Youth Civic Engagement in Context.- Chapter 2: Citizenship Education in Canada, past and present.- Chapter 3: Exploring Youth Civic Engagement, A view from England.- Chapter 4: Youth Civic Engagement in Hong Kong: A Glimpse into Two Systems Under One China.- Chapter 5: Citizenship Education Discourse(s) in India .- Chapter 6: The Contradictory Place of Civic Education in the Italian Education System.- Chapter 7: Citizenship Education in Japan, Past, Present, Future.- Chapter 8: Exploring Youth Civic Engagement and Disengagement in Mexico.- Chapter 9: Book Conclusion: Youth Civic Engagement or Disengagement, Civic Mindsets and Democracy.