Arising out of a specialist group meeting on citizenship education held at the 50th anniversary conference of the Political Studies Association in 2000, this collection of essays deals with the raising of political awareness and the teaching of politics within the education system.
'...this collection of essays, which brings together many of the key thinkers in citizenship education, underlines both the importance and the complexity of introducing citizenship to the school curriculum. It will be of value to both academics and practitioners as the recommendations and aspirations of Sir Bernard Crick's committee are brought to reality. There is much debate between the contributors, but also many shared messages; the most important of which is not simply that citizenship, post Crick, is a new subject but that it is a new type of subject: contested, controversial, empowering and political at heart - a skill for life and a body of knowledge.' Tony Breslin, Chief Executive, Citizenship Foundation, UK '...this is a very stimulating collection of essays from which the reader would gain an in-depth understanding of the political and philosophical issues raised by the Crick Report.' Learning and Teaching in the Social Sciences 'There are some fine contributions in the book...It is a book that should not only be read by British scholars. Au contraire, educators and political scientists from anywhere would find here many insightful ideas, debates, dilemmas and specific issues that they might recognize in similar contexts.' Citizenship, Social and Economic Education 'All the essays underline the importance and the imperative of introducing [citizenship education] in the school curricula in order to shape the political understanding and interest of the young generation and to have a politically educated society. This volume is of interest for both academics and practitioners...' Comparative Sociology 'Many of the contributors concur in stressing that a great deal of the responsibility for developing democratic citizenship lies with schools and local authorities and this excellent collection of essays would profitably be read by many who have to discharge that responsibility...It should also be read by students of politics as a way of
