Education For Intercultural Citizenship: Concepts And Compa

Description:
This book examines citizenship education from the perspective of interculturality in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state, and in education in the nation state. There are chapters which deal with theory and concepts and others which present country and international case studies.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part 1 1. Interculturality, Identity and Citizenship Education in Mexico Phyllis Ryan 2. National Identity at a Crossroads: The Struggle between Culture, Language and Politics in Hong Kong Sai Wing Leung (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and W.O. Lee (University of Sydney) 3. The Construction of Citizenship and Nation Building: the Singapore Case Stewart Martin and Anwei Feng (Durham University) Part 2 4. Concepts and issues in Citizenship Education. A comparative study of Germany, Britain and the USA Gerhard Himmelmann (Technische Universitat Braunschweig) 5. Contested Notions of Citizenship and Citizenship Education: The Chinese Case Anwei Feng (Durham University) Part 3 6. Developing a concept of intercultural citizenship Michael Byram 7. The Concept of 'intercultural citizenship': lessons from fiction and art Mike Fleming 8. Beyond the nation? Potential for intercultural citizenship education in Japan Lynne Parmenter 9. Towards an Intercultural Frame of Mind Citizenship in Poland Maria Walat 10. Citizenship Education in Spain: Aspects of Secondary Education Maria Del Carmen Mendez Garcia (Universidad de Jaen) 11. The Intercultural Dimension of Citizenship Education in Portugal Manuela Guilherme (Universidade de Coimbra) Jose Manuel Pureza Rita Paulos Da Silva, Helia Santos

Author Biography:
Introduction Part 1 1. Interculturality, Identity and Citizenship Education in Mexico Phyllis Ryan 2. National Identity at a Crossroads: The Struggle between Culture, Language and Politics in Hong Kong Sai Wing Leung (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and W.O. Lee (University of Sydney) 3. The Construction of Citizenship and Nation Building: the Singapore Case Stewart Martin and Anwei Feng (Durham University) Part 2 4. Concepts and issues in Citizenship Education. A comparative study of Germany, Britain and the USA Gerhard Himmelmann (Technische Universitat Braunschweig) 5. Contested Notions of Citizenship and Citizenship Education: The Chinese Case Anwei Feng (Durham University) Part 3 6. Developing a concept of intercultural citizenship Michael Byram 7. The Concept of 'intercultural citizenship': lessons from fiction and art Mike Fleming 8. Beyond the nation? Potential for intercultural citizenship education in Japan Lynne Parmenter 9. Towards an Intercultural Frame of Mind Citizenship in Poland Maria Walat 10. Citizenship Education in Spain: Aspects of Secondary Education Maria Del Carmen Mendez Garcia (Universidad de Jaen) 11. The Intercultural Dimension of Citizenship Education in Portugal Manuela Guilherme (Universidade de Coimbra) Jose Manuel Pureza Rita Paulos Da Silva, Helia Santos