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The Citizen in Teaching and Education

Student Identity and Citizenship

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Authors:
  1. Ralph Leighton

    1. Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK

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  2. Laila Nielsen

    1. School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

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  • Explores how young people can become engaged and proactive citizens through citizenship education in England and Sweden
  • Draws on the work of prominent scholars in the field including T.H. Marshall, Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen to establish a distinction between the legal and the real experiences of citizenship
  • Uses the contexts of England and Sweden to give voice to the perspectives of young learners and their teachers

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction to the Problem, Theory and Method

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Theoretical Position, Purpose and Motivation

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 3-36

    3. A Critical Discussion on Research Methodology, Empirical Data and Preconditions

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 37-67

  3. Historical Review of Education and Citizenship Late 1800s–2010s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. School Political Debates, Policy Documents and Citizenship Education 1800s–1960s

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 71-136

    3. School Political Debates, Policy Documents and Citizenship Education 1970s–2010s

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 137-207

  4. Interview Findings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
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    2. Conditions for Citizenship Education and Research Questions

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 211-218

    3. Vocational Programmes in Vocational Schools

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 219-233

    4. Theoretical Programme in Mainly Pre-university School

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 235-249

    5. Pre-university Programmes in Mainly Vocational Schools

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 251-264

    6. Pre-university Programmes in Cultural Oriented Schools

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 265-278

    7. Mixed Ages and Programmes

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 279-292

    8. Teachers

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 293-310

    9. Analysis and Conclusions

      • Ralph Leighton, Laila Nielsen
      Pages 311-344

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 345-364
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About this book

This book examines the importance, and potential, of citizenship education, using extensive qualitative data from England and Sweden. The authors draw on the work of Nira Yuval-Davis and other prominent scholars in the field to frame citizenship as membership of numerous communities, for example disability, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and social class. This intersectional approach enables a rich understanding of the experiences and capabilities of young people, and bridges the gap between the formal meaning and real experiences of citizenship. The book presents case studies from England and Sweden, two contexts that have similar societies and school systems but very different approaches to citizenship education. Using this rich data, the authors illuminate the perspectives of young learners and their teachers to understand how learners can uphold their rights and responsibilities as citizens. This book will be of interest and value to scholars of social justice and citizenship education. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK

    Ralph Leighton

  • School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

    Laila Nielsen

About the authors

Ralph Leighton is Senior Lecturer in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 
 
Laila Nielsen is Senior Lecturer in History at the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University, Sweden, where she trains pre-service teachers of history.
 


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