Citizenship Education And The Modern State

As the nation undergoes rapid transformation at the end of the twentieth century, states in both East and West have focused attention on using the school curriculum as a medium for sustaining cohesion and unity within society.
This book will provide educators with access to ideas and information that will help them understand current initiatives across a number of countries relating to the revival of citizenship education. It provides a theoretical rationale in which to consider such issues, and illustrates how they are being worked out in practice in a number of countries.