Description
This book is a landmark in citizenship and citizenship education discourse. It combines conceptual debates with case studies on the question whether the notion of Asian Citizenship can be established, and if yes, what its research agenda would be. The book contains polemic discussion, empirical data analysis, consultancy reflections, and descriptions of citizenship education in Asian and Pacific countries. Its themes include citizenship paradigms, democratization, patriotism, social tolerance, globalization and information society, and colonialism. The volume explores various perspectives on citizenship, including Confucian, Islamic, humanist, global, indigenous, cultural, political, and comparative. The book covers a wide range of countries and regions, including China, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan and Vanuatu.
W.O. Lee is Professor and Head of Department of Educational Policy & Administration and Co-Head of Centre for Citizenship Education at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd). David L. Grossman is Dean of the School of Foundations in Education, and Co-Head of the Centre for Citizenship Education at the HKIEd. Kerry J. Kennedy is Head of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the HKIEd. Prior to that he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Canberra. Gregory P. Fairbrother is a researcher with the School of Foundations in Education and the Centre for Citizenship Education at the HKIEd.
Readers interested in this title might also be interested in Citizenship Curriculum in Asia and the Pacific and Citizenship Pedagogies in Asia and the Pacific.
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| Contents
Series Editor’s Foreword Introduction David L. GROSSMAN Conceptual Debates 1. Searching for Citizenship Values in an Uncertain Global Environment Kerry J. KENNEDY 2. Emerging Concepts of Citizenship in the Asian Context W. O. LEE 3. Muslim Views of Citizenship in Indonesia During Democratisation Mary FEARNLEY-SANDER, Isnarmi MUIS and Nurhizrah GISTITUATI Historical and Policy Perspectives 4. Citizenship Education in Hong Kong: Development and Challenges W. O. LEE 5. A Solid Foundation: Citizenship Education in Japan Lynne PARMENTER 6. A Society in Transition: The Paradigm Shift of Civic Education in Taiwan LIU Meihui 7. New Bearings for Citizenship Education in Singapore S. GOPINATHAN and Leslie SHARPE Issues and Perceptions 8. Perceptions of Citizenship Qualities Among Asian Educational Leaders W. O. LEE 9. Patriotic Education in a Chinese Middle School Gregory P. FAIRBROTHER 10. Promoting Social Tolerance and Cohesion in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Suzanne MELLOR and Warren PRIOR 11. The Making of a ‘Good Citizen’ in Malaysia: Does History Education Play a Role? Anuar AHMAD Comparative Perspectives 12. Teachers’ Perceptions of Future Citizens in Hong Kong and Guangzhou David L. GROSSMAN 13. Multidimensional Citizenship, Confucian Humanism and the Imagined Community: South Korea and China Gay Garland REED 14. Values Education in the Global, Information Age in South Korea and Singapore Young-Ran ROH Reflective Analysis 15. Concepts and Issues of Asian Citizenship: Spirituality, Harmony and Individuality W. O. LEE 16. Asian Perspectives on Citizenship Education in Review: Postcolonial Constructions or Precolonial Values? Kerry J. KENNEDY and Gregory P. FAIRBROTHER |
