Citizenship and Education in Liberal-Democratic Societies: Teaching for Cosmopolitan Values and Collective Identities

By Kevin McDonough and Walter Feinberg

Book Overview

This book brings together essays by leading political, legal, and educational theorists to re-examine the requirements of citizenship education in liberal-democratic societies. The chapters in the book evaluate demands by minority groups for cultural recognition through education, and also examine arguments for and against citizenship education as a means of fostering a shared national identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199253668
• ISBN13: 9780199253661
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"