Full Description
This book addresses contemporary issues on civic and citizenship education, challenging not just schools but society as a whole. It highlights emerging social influences on civic engagement and democracy in the third decade of the 21st century and analyzes the interaction between these influences and their impact on society. It demonstrates that changes are so complex and the challenges so new that an entirely revised agenda is needed for civic and citizenship education. The book takes society and the changes occurring within it as the starting point and assesses the implications of these changes for schools.
Contents
1. Civic Engagement: What Is It and Why Is It Important.- 2. Civic Engagement for Fragile Societies - Choosing from Traditional to Radical.- 3. Social Media: The New Civic Engagement?.- 4. Civic Engagement in Extraordinary Times - The Case of COVID 19.- 5. Leading Civic Engagement: What Difference Does Leadership Make?.- 6. Civic Engagement and Democracy: But Is Democracy 'Dead'?.- 7. Civic Engagement Redeveloped: New Ways to Support Democracy.
