The discourse of civic education privileges liberal democratic understandings of citizenship. Yet we know that such understandings do not accurately represent the complex, plural, and problematic nature of citizenship in contemporary society. To stimulate discussion about new possibilities for teaching citizenship, this volume brings together the work of Canadian and American curriculum scholars to -trouble- the existing canon of citizenship education. Addressing themes as diverse as gender, sexual orientation, globalization, agency, ontology, and interdisciplinarity, the essays that make up...

The University of Victoria Pacifi c Centre for Scientifi c and Technological Literacy is one of fi ve
Centres for Research into Youth, Science Teaching and Learning (CRYSTAL) funded for 5 years
(2005-2010) by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada (NSERC). Pacifi c
CRYSTAL intended to promote scientifi c, mathematical, and technological literacy for responsible
citizenship through research partnerships with university and educational communities. Pacifi c
CRYSTALs functional structure consisted of 3 research and development nodes connected to a
leadership and...

The University of Victoria Pacifi c Centre for Scientifi c and Technological Literacy is one of fi ve
Centres for Research into Youth, Science Teaching and Learning (CRYSTAL) funded for 5 years
(2005-2010) by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada (NSERC). Pacifi c
CRYSTAL intended to promote scientifi c, mathematical, and technological literacy for responsible
citizenship through research partnerships with university and educational communities. Pacifi c
CRYSTALs functional structure consisted of 3 research and development nodes connected to a
leadership and...