Diversity and citizenship education
Subtitle: global perspectives
By: James A. Banks, editor.
Contributors: Banks, James A.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 485
Subjects: Multicultural education -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses; Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses
Genres: Cross-cultural studies; Congresses.
Description: The increasing ethnic, racial, cultural, religious, and language diversity in nations throughout the world is forcing educators and policymakers to rethink existing notions of citizenship and nationality. To experience cultural democracy and freedom, a nation must be unified around a set of democratic values such as justice and equality that balance unity and diversity and protect the rights of diverse groups. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives brings together in one comprehensive volume a group of international experts on the topic of diversity and citizenship education. These experts discuss and identify the shared issues and possibilities that exist when educating for national unity and cultural diversity. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives presents compelling case studies and examples of successful programs and practices from twelve nations, discusses problems that arise when societies are highly stratified along race, cultural, and class lines, and describes guidelines and benchmarks that practicing educators can use to structure citizenship education programs that balance unity and diversity. The book covers a broad range of issues and includes vital information on such topics as Migration, citizenship, and education The challenge of racialized citizenship in the United States The contribution of the struggles by Indians and Blacks for citizenship and recognition in Brazil Crises of citizenship education and ethnic issues in Germany, Russia, and South Africa Conflicts between religious and ethnic factions Diversity, globalization, and democratic education.
Notes: "The chapters in this book were originally presented as papers at the ... Bellagio Citizenship Education and Diversity Conference held at the Rockefeller Foundation's Study and Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy, June 17-21, 2002"--P. xxi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-460) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Migration, citizenship, and education / Stephen Castles; title: The higher learning : educational availability and flexible citizenship in global space / Aihwa Ong; title: Unity and diversity in democratic multicultural education : creative and destructive tensions / Amy Gutmann; title: Culture versus citizenship : the challenge of racialized citizenship in the United States / Gloria Ladson-Billings; title: Citizenship and multicultural education in Canada : from assimilation to social cohesion / Reva Joshee; title: Citizenship education and political literacy in South Africa / Kogila A. Moodley and Heribert Adam; title: Citizenship and education in Brazil : the contribution of Indian peoples' and Blacks' struggles for citizenship and recognition / Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva; title: Diversity and citizenship education in England / Peter Figueroa; title: Ethnic diversity and citizenship education in Germany / Sigrid Luchtenberg; title: Citizenship education and ethnic issues in Russia / Isak D. Froumin; title: Expanding the borders of the nation : ethnic diversity and citizenship education in Japan / Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu; title: Crisis of citizenship education in the Indian Republic : contestation between cultural monists and pluralists / T.K. Oommen; title: Ethnic diversity and citizenship education in the People's Republic of China / Wan Minggang; title: Diversity and citizenship education in Israel / Moshe Tatar; title: Educating for citizenship in the new Palestine / Fouad Moughrabi; title: Diversity, globalization, and democratic education : curriculum possibilities / Walter C. Parker.