Youth civic engagement in a globalized world : citizenship education in comparative perspective /: citizenship education in comparative perspective. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Catherine Broom, editor.
• Editors: Broom, Catherine
• Contents: Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Chapter 1: Youth Civic Engagement in Context; Key Terms; Current Research and Our Conceptual Model; Studies in Political Science, Psychology, and Management; Theoretical Work upon Which We Build; Positive Youth Development Theory; Youth Civic Behaviors and Attitudes: Interactions and Complexity; Our Conceptual Model; Lens and Implications of€Our Model; Research Study; Research Challenges and Limitations; Note; References; Chapter 2: Citizenship Education in Canada, Past and Present; Current Context. The History of Citizenship Education in Canada; National Trends in Citizenship Education; History of Citizenship Education in British Columbia; Citizenship Education in Ontario; History of Citizenship Education in Quebec; Citizenship Education Research in Canada Today; Research Study: Methods and Data Sources; Limitations of Study Findings; Summary of Research Findings: Canada; Cross-Tabs Analysis; Internal Factors; External Factors; Discussion; Conclusion; Educational Recommendations; References; Chapter 3: Exploring Youth Civic Engagement: A View from England. The Impact of Citizenship Education in England; The Current Political Climate; Exploring Youth Civic Engagement and Disengagement in England; Citizenship Education; Personal Experience of Political Matters; Civic Engagement; Attitudes Towards Government and Democracy; Perceptions of What Makes You a Citizen; The Relationship between 'Internal' Factors and Civic Engagement; Knowledge of Politics and Government and Attitudes to Civic Engagement; Personality Type and Civic Behaviour; Gender; Sense of Efficacy; The Relationship between 'External' Factors and Civic Engagement; School. Family and Prior Political Encounters; Discussion; References; Chapter 4: Youth Civic Engagement in Hong Kong: A Glimpse into Two Systems Under One China; Understanding Citizen Identity in Hong Kong; Civic Education and Attitudes in Hong Kong and China; Our Study; Limitations; Findings: Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Youth; Cross-Tab Analysis: Internal and External Factors; Discussion; Conclusion; Educational Recommendations; Note; References; Chapter 5: Citizenship Education Discourse(s) in India; One Form of€Citizenship Education Vanessa V. Tse; Sundara; Schools and Citizenship Education. Research Study: Surveys; Limitations of Study Findings; Internal Factors; External Factors; Discussion; Closing Thoughts, Vanessa V. Tse; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6: The Contradictory Place of Civic Education in the Italian Education System; The Effects of European Unification and Globalization Processes; Data and Methods; Analysis; Demographic/General Characteristics; Citizenship Education and Information; Civic Participation; The Complexity of Belonging; A New Generation of Citizens; Consequences for an Effective Citizenship Education; Notes; References.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 182 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 370.115; Political science; Citizenship -- Study and teaching; Service learning; EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; Citizenship -- Study and teaching; Service learning; Democracy; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political structures: democracy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137565334; 1137565330
• Related ISBNs: 9781137565327; 1137565322
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 4, 2016).
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