Citizenship curriculum in Asia and the Pacific
By: edited by David L. Grossman, Wing On Lee, Kerry J. Kennedy.
Contributors: Grossman, David L.; Lee, W. O., 1954-; Kennedy, Kerry J.; Comparative Education Research Centre.
Series: CERC studies in comparative education -- 22
Publisher: Comparative Education Research Centre, the Hong Kong University; Hong Kong University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hong Kong
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9789628093694
Subjects: Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- Asia -- Case studies; Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area -- Case studies; Civics -- Study and teaching -- Asia -- Case studies; Civics -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Other titles: Citizenship curricula in Asia and the Pacific
Description: "Based on case studies of 11 societies in the world's most dynamic region, this book signals a new direction of study at the intersection of citizenship education and the curriculum. This collection of case studies of a diverse group of societies informs and enriches understanding of the complex relationship between citizenship education and the curriculum both regionally and globally."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Globalised economies and liberalised curriculum : new challenges for national citizenship education  -- Kerry J. Kennedy; title: Development of citizenship education curriculum in Hong Kong after 1997 : tensions between national identity and global citizenship ; title: Wing On Lee --; title: Taiwan's new citizenship curriculum : changes and challenges  -- Shiowlan Doong; title: Citizenship curriculum in China : a shifting discourse towards Chinese democracy, law education and psychological health  -- Minghua Zhong and Wing On Lee; title: Citizenship education curriculum in Japan  -- Kazuko Otsu; title: Anatomy on an Islamic model : citizenship education in Pakistan  -- Iftikhar Ahmad; title: Citizenship discourse in the context of decentralisation : the case of Indonesia  -- Mary Fearnley-Sander and Ella Yulaelawati; title: Building of a nation and ideas of nationhood : citizenship education in Malaysia  -- Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid; title: Political pragmatism and citizenship training in Singapore ; title: Tai Wei Tan and Lee Chin Chew --; title: Democracy at a crossroads : political tensions concerning educating for citizenship in the United States  -- Thomas Scott and John J. Cogan; title: More civics, less democracy : competing discourses for citizenship education in Australia  -- Kerry J. Kennedy; title: "Creative and innovative citizenry" : exploring the past, present and future of citizenship education in New Zealand  -- Carol Mutch; title: Tensions and contentions in citizenship curriculum in Asia and the Pacific -- Wing On Lee.