Civic Engagement in Changing Contexts

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.

Highlights emerging social influences on civic engagement and democracy in the third decade of the 21st century Analyzes the interaction between these influences and their impact on society Evaluates the implications of these influences for the future of civic and citizenship education

Autorentext

Professor Kerry J. Kennedy is currently Professor Emeritus and Advisor (Academic Development) at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg. His research interests are in curriculum policy and theory with a special focus on civic and citizenship education. He is a Co-Editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia. He is the Series Editor of the Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia as well as the Asia-Europe Education Dialogue Series. He is the Series Editor of SpringerBriefs on Civic and Citizenship Education in the 21st Century and Co-Editor of the Springer Series on Governance and Citizenship in Asia. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators and a Life Member of the Australian Curriculum Studies Association. In 2012 he was the co-winner of the Richard M. Wolf Memorial Award for educational research, presented by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. In 2018 he was the recipient of an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Children's Identity and Citizenship European Association.

Inhalt

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.