Teenagers' citizenship : experiences and education

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    • Weller, Susie

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Teenagers' citizenship : experiences and education

Susie Weller

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Routledge, 2007

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-189) and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780415404631

Description

The introduction of compulsory citizenship education into the national curriculum has generated a plethora of new interests in the politics of childhood and youth. Citizenship for Teenagers explores teenagers' acts of and engagement with citizenship in their local communities and examines the role of citizenship education in creating future responsible citizens. The first half of the book provides the context for teenagers' experiences of citizenship, discussing issues around the ideas of childhood and citizenship, as well as the curriculum. The second half goes on to explore teenagers' experiences of citizenship education, practising citizenship and exclusion from citizenship. The book concludes with a call for a new cumulative approach to citizenship which upgrades the status of teenagers, particularly within the classroom. Susie Weller's important book will throw new light on how teenagers engage with citizenship education and take on civic responsibility. It is an interesting and useful read for all those involved with education and youth policy as well as those studying for a PGCE or researching in citizenship education.

Table of Contents

1. Being a Child 2. Can Children be Citizens? 3. Actively Learning Citizenship 4. Frustrating Practices: Children's Exclusion from Participation 5. Practicing Citizenship in School 6. Constructing New Citizen Communities and Identities 7. Conclusion: New Understandings of Children's Citizenship
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415404648

Description

The introduction of compulsory citizenship education into the national curriculum has generated a plethora of new interests in the politics of childhood and youth. Citizenship for Teenagers explores teenagers' acts of and engagement with citizenship in their local communities and examines the role of citizenship education in creating future responsible citizens. The first half of the book provides the context for teenagers' experiences of citizenship, discussing issues around the ideas of childhood and citizenship, as well as the curriculum. The second half goes on to explore teenagers' experiences of citizenship education, practising citizenship and exclusion from citizenship. The book concludes with a call for a new cumulative approach to citizenship which upgrades the status of teenagers, particularly within the classroom. Susie Weller's important book will throw new light on how teenagers engage with citizenship education and take on civic responsibility. It is an interesting and useful read for all those involved with education and youth policy as well as those studying for a PGCE or researching in citizenship education.

Table of Contents

1. Being a Child 2. Can Children be Citizens? 3. Actively Learning Citizenship 4. Frustrating Practices: Children's Exclusion from Participation 5. Practicing Citizenship in School 6. Constructing New Citizen Communities and Identities 7. Conclusion: New Understandings of Children's Citizenship

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