Using Enable

By Chuck Spezzano

Edited by leading figures in the field, Debates in Citizenship Education will provide an invaluable focus for intellectual engagement and in-depth discussion of key issues across citizenship education in schools, teacher training, and universities. " Liam Gearon, Plymouth University, UK Debates in Citizenship Educationencourages student and practising teachers to engage with and reflect on key topics, concepts and debates that they will have to address throughout their career. It places the specialist field of citizenship education in the wider context and aims to enable teachers to reach their own informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Taking account of recent policy and controversies, expert contributors provide a balance of experience and perspectives drawn from secondary teacher education, primary citizenship and PSE, research in citizenship education, developments in pedagogy, and international perspectives in citizenship education. They cover a wide range of classic and contemporary topics including: Theoretical perspectives on Citizenship Education Assessment of Citizenship Education Citizenship Education and climate change Citizenship Education, race and community cohesion International comparative perspectives on Citizenship Education Teaching controversial issues Ethics and Citizenship Education Debates in Citizenship Educationis for all student teachers, and practising teachers engaged in CPD or simply interested in furthering their understanding of teaching. Including carefully annotated further reading and reflective questions help shape your own research and writing, this collection provides an introduction to recent critical thinking and contemporary debates within the subject.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880223294
• ISBN13: 9780880223294
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.