This revised and updated second edition of Comparative and International Education: An
Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice provides a comprehensive and authoritative …

Increasingly, countries around the world are promoting forms of 'critical'citizenship in the
planned curricula of schools. However, the intended meaning behind this term varies …

How can civic education keep pace with changing political identifications and practices of
new generations of citizens? This paper examines research on school-based civic …

The level of political participation and civic engagement in a society can be seen as a
measure of the health of the democratic body politic. Its future and continuing well-being falls …

This book has been shaped by dialogue with numerous colleagues and by contact with
educational practitioners over a number of years. My thanks go to Elaine Unterhalter …

This is the first published study of its kind in an Irish context, offering combined insights into
the status and practice of Development Education in post-primary schools as well as an …

In 2005 the Dutch Minister of Education proposed making it compulsory for all schools in
The Netherlands to stimulate active citizenship and social integration. Teachers must give …

What happens to traditional civic notions of nation, national identity, and constitutional rights
when national curricula incorporate ideas of global citizenship, other national identities …

Mass migration and globalization are creating new and deep challenges to education
systems the world over. In this volume, some of the world's leading researchers in …

This paper explores the nature of the five key competencies proposed in the draft of New
Zealand's revised national curriculum. While the selection and definition of these …