Youth Civic Engagement in a Globalized World - Citizenship Education in Comparative Perspective

Informationen zum Autor 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).   Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. This book explores the findings in Canada, England, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, and Mexico. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Broom
• Assisted by: Catherin Broom (Editor), Catherine Broom (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.2016
• EAN: 9781137565327
• ISBN: 978-1-137-56532-7
• No. of pages: 197
• Series: Progress in Mathematics; Springer Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy; Progress in Mathematics; Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Verstehen, B, Education, Politics, Globalization, Democracy, Political Science, Youth, Political Science and International Studies, history and social studies, youth civic engagement model