Description
In a very comprehensible and entertaining way explores the main findings of the first academic research on world scouting, the largest young movement on the planet. The work revisits scouting's origins, analyzing its structure and recognition policy, its role in developing ideas of global citizenship and belonging, and the spirit of scouting.
Table of Contents
Foreword, by Prof. Joseph P. Farrell Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE The Precedents of World Scouting (1907-1920) An Idea, a Book, and How They Came About Scouting in Britain and its Spontaneous Internationalization Peace and the Ideal of the League of Nations The Historical Development of Scouting Worldwide The Period Under the Leadership of Robert Baden-Powell The Globalization of Scouting Evolution of the WOSM Censuses (1924-2004) Scouting in the 21st Century: Some Numbers PART TWO: AN IDEAL, A MOVEMENT, AN ORGANIZATION Essential Characteristics of Scouting Definition Purpose and Principles Educational Method A Highly Intuitive Educational Movement More a Network Movement than an Organization The Educational Impact and 'the Magic' of Scouting How the Organization Works: Town, Country, and World The Local Group and the National Association When a Country Has More Than One Association World Organization(s) and Global Belonging TheGender Approach: WOSM and WAGGGS Separated... Forever? Recognition and Belonging Relevance of the Recognition Policy Differentiating Between what is and is not Scouting Religion, Culture, Tradition: Motives for Split in Scouting PART THREE: 'GLOCAL' CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION Citizenship Education and Scouting What does to educate citizens mean The Assumptions of 'Citizenship' in Scouting Values to Perpetuate Society vs. Values to Transform Society Consistency and Incoherencies in a Global Movement Scouting in the USA: Controversies and Culture War Spiritual Dimension and Dependence from Denominations Social Values, Cultural Change, and Critical Thinking Local Rooting, National Belonging, Global Commitment Peace Culture, Human Rights, and Community Development Legitimizing International Institutions Concluding Remarks Appendix: Countries and territories belonging to World Scouting
