Education for Democratic Citizenship Issues of Theory and Practice (H/C)

The "Crick Committee Report" Provided the Impetus and Rationale for the Citizenship Order, Which Introduced Citizenship Education As a Compulsory Element of the Core Curriculum in All Secondary Schools in England From 2002. This Volume Provides a Comprehensive Study on the Concept of Democratic Citizenship, Its Conditions and Pre-Requisites, That Has an Established Place in Higher Education Courses in Politics, Social Policy, Sociology and Social Philosophy. Within the Philosophy of Education There Has Been a Revival in the Teaching of Moral Values. Collectively, This Group of Political Philosophers and Educational Theorists Provide a Critical Commentary on the Assumptions, Principles and Presuppositions Associated With the Idea of Education for Active Democratic Citizenship. This Book Includes Some Seminal Articles of Previously Published Material That Have Been Revised for the Purpose of This Volume and Original Essays From Established Authors in This Area.