Education for intercultural citizenship : concepts and comparisons / edited by Geof Alred, Mike Byram and Mike Fleming.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alred, Geof.

Byram, Michael.

Fleming, Michael (Michael P.)

Series:

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 13.

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Study and teaching--Cross-cultural studies.

Citizenship.

Multicultural education--Cross-cultural studies.

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon [England] ; Buffalo, New York : Multilingual Matters, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a vision of education for citizenship, which takes as its starting point an account of what it means to be intercultural. Theory and concepts of interculturality are applied to citizenship education in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state. The book advances a concept of intercultural citizenship which is sensitive to complexities of identity and diversity and, through international case studies, analyses the degree to which intercultural citizenship is present or emergent in contemporary education systems It provides a statement of ‘axioms and characteristics’ of education for intercultural citizenship to act both as a framework for planning education for intercultural citizenship and as criteria for evaluating the degree of intercultural citizenship education already present in existing education systems. The book will be of interest to those currently working in intercultural education as well as those who work in education for citizenship.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

The Contributors

Introduction

Chapter 1. Interculturality, Identity and Citizenship Education in Mexico

Chapter 2. National Identity at a Crossroads: The Struggle between Culture, Language and Politics in Hong Kong

Chapter 3. The Construction of Citizenship and Nation Building: The Singapore Case

Chapter 4. Concepts and Issues in Citizenship Education. A Comparative Study of Germany, Britain and the US

Chapter 5. Contested Notions of Citizenship and Citizenship Education: The Chinese Case

Chapter 6. Developing a Concept of Intercultural Citizenship

Chapter 7. The Concept of ‘Intercultural Citizenship’: Lessons from Fiction and Art

Chapter 8. Beyond the Nation? Potential for Intercultural Citizenship Education in Japan

Chapter 9. Towards an Intercultural Frame of Mind: Citizenship in Poland

Chapter 10. Citizenship Education in Spain: Aspects of Secondary Education

Chapter 11. The Intercultural Dimension of Citizenship Education in Portugal

Appendix

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-254)

ISBN:

9786610609673

9781280609671

1280609672

9781853599200

1853599204

OCLC:

320323093