Nation-building, identity and citizenship education: cross-cultural perspectives

It is argued that authentic and democratic schools could better prepare for active citizenship and for a strong civil society which are seen to be the foundation of a democratic state. Various chapters critique the dominant discourses and debates pertaining to cultural identity, set against the current climateof growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education for all. The book opens discourses related to globalisation and the state, and approaches to constructing national, ethnic and religious identities in the global culture. The ambivalent and problematic relationship between the State, globalisation and the construction of cultural identity is explored. Using a number of diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to globalisation, the authors, by focusing on globalisation, ideology and social justice attempt to examine critically recent trends in multicultural education policies, and their impact of identity politics. Examines central discourses surrounding the debateof democracy, access and equity in schooling globally Illustrates how the relationship between globalisation, democracy and education policy affects current models and trends in schooling globally Demonstrates ideological imperativesof globalization and its impact on democracy and equality INDICE: From the contents Part I: Main Trends and Issues in Identity and Citizenship Education. 1. Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship in the Global Culture. 2. Identities and Diversified School Education. 3. Democracy, Identity, and Citizenship Education in South Africa: Defining a Nation in a Post-Colonial and Global Era. 4. Cultural Identity and Civic Education in Eastern Europe: Results from the IEA Civic-Education Project. 5. National Identity, Multiculturalism and Language Policies. 6. Globalisation, Identity and Cultural Dynamics in a Multiethnic State: Multiculturalism in Australia.- Part II: Cultural Identity: Case Studies. 7. Jewish-Canadian Identity and Hebrew Language Learning in Montreal and Toronto: Belonging (or Not Belonging) in Diaspora. 8. The Dialectic of Identity, Globalisation and Local Activism: Multicultural Education Policies in Japan. 9. Cultural Identity and the Transformation of Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates: Intercultural Dimensions.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9317-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 190
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés