1st Edition

Good Citizenship and Educational Provision

By Ian Davies, Ian Gregory, Shirley Riley Copyright 1999
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Citizenship has been taught in school around the world for many years now, and is due to be introduced to the UK curriculum over the next few years. Teachers, Headteachres, administrators and policy makers have the opportunity to develop citizenship education programs for all their students. This book takes a pragmatic approach to the issue, and answers many of the crucial questions that will be... Read more
Introduction PART I Good Citizenship and Educational Provision in Context 1 The Recent History of Citizenship Education PART II The Methods and Findings of the Research Project 2 Researching Teachers’ Perceptions of Good Citizenship and Educational Provision 3 What Do Teachers Mean by Good Citizenship? 4 Teacher Perceptions of the Key Influences upon the Development of Good Citizenship 5 What Sort of Work Do Teachers Believe Should Take Place in Schools to Promote Good Citizenship? PART III What Is To Be Done? Ways Forward in the Development of Good Citizenship through Education 6 Action in Schools 7 Action in Programmes of Initial Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development 8 Conclusions

Biography

Ian Davies and Ian Gregory are lecturers in Educational Studies at the University of York. Shirley C. Riley has been a teacher, school administrator and university faculty member in teacher education and programme administration.