Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Case Studies Across Six Societies / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780415932134 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 03/29/2002 Series: Reference Books in International Education Pages: 214 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) This book examines the approach to civic education in six societies located on the Pacific Rim: Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and the US. In these scrupulously designed studies, the contributors investigate the recent re-emergence of civic education in this region. Developments such as globalization, nationalism, and sovereignty have profound effects on how schools make "good citizens." These essays reveal how definitions of citizenship are contested and revised under such influences, and interrogate differences in civic education from nation to nation. As societies attempt to strike a balance between obedience and critical thinking, schools become the primary site of these transformations. Analyzing both educational policy and its implementation, these contributors offer a gro