Civic education in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies across six societies
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Civic education in the Asia-Pacific region : case studies across six societies
(Reference books in international education)
RoutledgeFalmer, 2002
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines the approach to civic education in six societies located on the Pacific Rim: Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and the US. In these scrupulously designed studies, the contributors investigate the recent re-emergence of civic education in this region. Developments such as globalization, nationalism, and sovereignty have profound effects on how schools make "good citizens." These essays reveal how definitions of citizenship are contested and revised under such influences, and interrogate differences in civic education from nation to nation. As societies attempt to strike a balance between obedience and critical thinking, schools become the primary site of these transformations. Analyzing both educational policy and its implementation, these contributors offer a groundbreaking, comparative study that grounds civic education historically and politically.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, John J. Cogan, Paul Morris, Murray Print
- Chapter 2 Civic Education in Australia, Murray Print
- Chapter 3 Civic Education in Hong Kong, Paul Morris, Esther Morris
- Chapter 4 Recent Developments in Civic Education, Kazuko Otsu
- Chapter 5 Civic Education at the Crossroads, Meihui Liu
- Chapter 6 Developing the Good Person, Somwung Pitiyanuwat, Siridej Sujiva
- Chapter 7 Civic Education in the American Midwest, John J. Cogan, Patricia Velde Pederson
- Chapter 8 A Comparative Overview, Paul Morris, John J. Cogan, Meihui Liu
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