Contestations of Citizenship, Education, and Democracy in an Era of Global Change: Children and Youth in Diverse International Contexts

ISBN-13: 9781032055138 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 266 str.

Nicole Webster; Krystal Strong; Daniel Miranda

Opis

This book considers the shifting social and educational structures shaping experiences of citizenship among young people in diverse international contexts. Chapters from across both the Global North and South consider emerging formations of citizenship and citizen identities among young people, both in and out of the school environment.

Spis treści

1. Contestations of Citizenship: An Introduction Part I Contesting Framings of Citizenship: Interrogations of the National and the Global  2. Connected or Disconnected? Exploring the Relationship Between Citizenship Norms and Other Citizenship Attitudes in Young People  3.  A Daoist Interpretation of Global Citizenship and Implications for Global Citizenship Education for Youth  4. Global Citizenship and Youth: Profiles of Perception of Global Threats  5. Globalized Local Environmental Conflicts in Mexican and Canadian Youths’ Lives and Schooling: Silenced Citizenship Questions  Part II Contesting Spaces of Citizenship: Contemporary Youth Social Movements, Digital Citizenships, and the Popular Turn in Global Citizenship Education  6. Contemporary Youth Social Movements: The Interdependency of Digital Affordances and Youth Agency  7. Toward Global Digital Citizenship: "Everyday" Practices of Young Australians in a Connected World  8. “It Takes a Person”: Youth Activism, Public Health, and Citizenship Performance During Liberia’s Ebola Epidemic  Part III Negotiating Citizenship and Difference in Diverse Contexts  9. Conditions and Contestations of Youth Citizenship in Small Town America  10. Crossing the Great Divide: Youth Historical Consciousness as a Bridge to Civic Identity in Urban Conflict Zones in Jos, Nigeria  11. Democracy as a Principle for an Early Childhood Education Manager Training Program in Brazil  Final Reflections  12. New Directions for Citizenship, Democracy, and Education