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Education for Intercultural Citizenship
. Ed(S): Alred, Geof; Byram, Michael; Fleming, Mike
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Paperback. This book examines citizenship education from the perspective of interculturality in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state, and in education in the nation state. There are chapters which deal with theory and concepts and others which present country and international case studies. Editor(s): Alred, Geof; Byram, Michael; Fleming, Mike. Series: Language and Intercultural Communication for Education. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
This book presents a vision of education for citizenship, which takes as its starting point an account of what it means to be intercultural. Theory and concepts of interculturality are applied to citizenship education in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state. The book advances a concept of intercultural citizenship which is sensitive to complexities of identity and diversity and, through international case studies, analyses the degree to which intercultural citizenship is present or emergent in contemporary education systems It provides a statement of ‘axioms and characteristics’ of education for intercultural citizenship to act ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Language and Intercultural Communication for Education
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853599187
SKU
V9781853599187
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About . Ed(S): Alred, Geof; Byram, Michael; Fleming, Mike
The editors are all members of the School of Education, Durham University, interested in interdisciplinary approaches to intercultural experience. Geof Alred is counsellor and counsellor trainer. His research interests include language in therapy, mentoring and intercultural experience, in particular student residence abroad. Mike Byram studied languages and literature before becoming interested in the intercultural dimension of language ... Read more
Reviews for Education for Intercultural Citizenship
This work is a thoughtful and well-written contribution to the literature, and the editors and authors have done a remarkable job of tying a number of complex and potentially frustrating issues together in a cogent and understandable manner.
Timothy Reagan, Central Connecticut State University
Studies in Second Language Acquisition 30:1 (March 2008)
Timothy Reagan, Central Connecticut State University
Studies in Second Language Acquisition 30:1 (March 2008)