Citizenship and Education in Liberal-Democratic Societies: Teaching for Cosmopolitan Values and Collective Identities

by Kevin McDonough and Walter Feinberg

Book Overview

This book brings together essays by leading political, legal, and educational theorists to re-examine the requirements of citizenship education in liberal-democratic societies. The chapters in the book evaluate demands by minority groups for cultural recognition through education, and also examine arguments for and against citizenship education as a means of fostering a shared national identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199283990
• ISBN13: 9780199283996
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"