Table of contents - Special Issue: Education for democratic citizenship, participation, and youth: issues and debates?
Guest Editors: Dr Timothy Wai Wa Yuen and Dr Yan Wing Leung
Democratic and participatory citizenship: youth action for sustainability in Australia
Deborah J. Henderson, Elizabeth J. TudballThe purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of recent examples of action competence among young people engaged in democratic participatory action in sustainability…
Current challenges for citizenship education in England
Ian Davies, Eric K. M. Chong– The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss current challenges for citizenship education in England.
Building a democratic society: exploring Singapore students ' understandings of democracy
Jasmine B.-Y. Sim, Malathy KrishnasamyOne would not commonly associate democracy with Singapore, instead scholars have often described Singapore as an illiberal democracy and an authoritarian state. At the same time…
Liberal Studies’ role in civic education: an exploratory study
Timothy Wai Wa Yuen, Yan Wing Leung, Sally Jie Qing LuLiberal Studies (LS), as a compulsory subject for senior secondary students (S4-6) who sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education, was introduced in 2007. There has been increased…
Harmonizing a melody?!: A critical study of moral and civic education policy of the non-tertiary education system in Macao
Sou Kuan VongThe purpose of this paper is to develop a critical analysis of the policy of moral and civic education in the non-tertiary education system in Macao and to examine the kinds of…
Can the two Asian giants reach a political settlement?
Ashok KapurThe purpose of this paper is to outline the history of the Sino-Indian conflict and to evaluate recent changes as reflected in the high level meetings between President Xi Jinping…
Are we on the same page?: Examining the “good citizen” in the curriculums of citizenship education in Hong Kong
Mina MinHong Kong is a case that demonstrates the distinctively multi-dimensional nature of citizenship within and in relation to a given nation. The purposes of this paper are to: first…
Addressing gender inequities: the role of an NGO school in Uttar Pradesh, India
Jennifer L. Roberts, Mary M. ChittooranThere has been an increase in the number of non-government organization (NGO) schools in India’s disadvantaged communities. Since these schools often serve the most marginalized…
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- Prof. Dr. Jason James Turner