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Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education

Cross Cultural Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Joseph Zajda

    1. Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus, Australia

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  2. Holger Daun

    1. Stockholm University, Sweden

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  3. Lawrence J. Saha

    1. Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia

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  • Explores conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches applicable in the research of globalisation, access and democracy in education
  • Examines central discourses surrounding the debate of 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 imperatives of globalization and its impact on democracy and equality
  • Evaluates the ambivalent and problematic relationship between the State, education reforms and outcomes in education globally

Part of the book series: Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (GCEP, volume 3)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Main Trends and Issues in Identity and Citizenship Education

    1. Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education: Introduction

      • Joseph Zajda
      Pages 1-11

    2. Globalisation, Nation-Building, and Cultural Identity: The Role of Intercultural Dialogue*

      • Joseph Zajda
      Pages 15-24

    3. Globalization, Identities, and Diversified School Education

      • Michiyo Kiwako Okuma-Nyström
      Pages 25-42

    4. Democracy, Identity, and Citizenship Education in South Africa: Defining a Nation in a Postcolonial and Global Era

      • Patricia K. Kubow
      Pages 43-54

    5. Civic Education in Eastern Europe: Results from the IEA Civic Education Project

      • Detlef Oesterreich
      Pages 55-67

    6. National Identity, Multiculturalism, and Language Policies

      • Suzanne Majhanovich
      Pages 69-81

    7. Globalisation, Identity, and Cultural Dynamics in a Multiethnic State: Multiculturalism in Australia

      • Jerzy Smolicz, Margaret Secombe
      Pages 83-96

  3. Cultural Identity: Case Studies

    1. The Dialectic of Globalisation, Identity, and Local Activism: Multicultural Education Policies in Japan

      • Kaori H. Okano
      Pages 99-116

    2. Jewish-Canadian Identity and Hebrew Language Learning: Belonging (or Not Belonging) in Montreal and Toronto

      • Grace Feuerverger
      Pages 117-130

    3. The Transformation of Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates: Issues, Implications, and Intercultural Dimensions*

      • Daniel Kirk, Diane Napier
      Pages 131-142

    4. Cultural Identity and Good Practices in Intercultural Education in Europe

      • Elisabeth Regnault
      Pages 143-153

    5. Cultural Identity and Implementing a New Language-in-Education Policy in South African Schools

      • Halla B. Holmarsdottir
      Pages 155-170

    6. A Place of One's Own: Schooling and the Formation of Identities in Modern Nepal

      • Stephen Carney, Ulla Ambrosius Madsen
      Pages 171-187

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 189-197
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About this book

A major aim of Nation-Building, Identity and Citizenship Education: Cross-cultural Perspectives is to present a global overview of selected scholarly research on global and comparative trends in dominant discourses of identity politics, and nation-building in comparative education research. It provides an easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly source of information about the international concern in the field of nati- building, identity and citizenship education. Above all, the book offers the latest findings on discourses surrounding national identity, nation-building, and citizenship education in the global culture. It offers a timely overview of current issues affecting the formation of social identity and citizenship education in the global culture. More than ever before, there is a need to understand and analyse both the intended and the unintended effects of globalisation and the forces of globalisation on nations, organisations, communities, educational institutions and individuals around the world. This is particularly relevant to the evolving and constantly cha- ing notions of nation-states, national identity, and citizenship education globally. Current global and comparative research demonstrates a rapidly changing world where citizens are experiencing a growing sense of alienation, uncertainty, and loss of moral purpose. In this stimulating and important book, the authors focus on discourses surrou- ing three major dimensions affecting the national identity, nation-building, and ci- zenship education debate in education and society: ideology, democracy, and human rights. These are among the most critical and significant dimensions defining and contextualising the processes surrounding the nation-building and identity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus, Australia

    Joseph Zajda

  • Stockholm University, Sweden

    Holger Daun

  • Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australia

    Lawrence J. Saha

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