Education, Extremism and Terrorism

What Should be Taught in Citizenship Education and Why

AvDianne Gereluk

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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The terrorist attacks in the USA and UK on 9/11 and 7/7, and subsequent media coverage, have resulted in a heightened awareness of extremists and terrorists. Should educators be exploring terrorism and extremism within their classrooms? If so, what should they be teaching, and how? Dianne Gereluk draws together the diverging opinions surrounding these debates, exploring and critiquing the justifications used for why these issues should be addressed in schools. She goes on to consider the ways in which educators should teach these topics, providing practical suggestions. Education, Extremism and Terrorism is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate education students looking to engage with the philosophical, sociological and political issues that are central to this debate.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-05-10
Mått:138 x 216 x 12 mm
Vikt:341 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN:9781441169716

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Dianne Gereluk is Associate Professor in Policy and Leadership Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada, and Senior Research Fellow at Roehampton University, UK. Her research currently examines the parameters of parents' ability to decide the extent to which their children are exposed to and taught about controversial issues in schools. Dianne is also author of Education and Community (Continuum 2006), and Symbolic Clothing in Schools (Continuum 2008).

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‘Dianne Gereluk provides a comprehensive and daring look at the pressing issue of teaching about terrorism and extremism in schools. Rich in direct discussion of classroom practices and offering a clear analysis of the principles that should guide them, this book is sensitive both to the realities of teaching and to the demands of democracy. Gereluk advocates situating teaching on terrorism and extremism within a larger moral framework, one that corresponds with democratic and political values. This book provides a much needed resource to administrators and teachers who are struggling with the changing faces of war and their educational implications. ‘ Sigal Ben-Porath, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Innehållsförteckning

1. The 'War on Terror': Extremism and the Classroom; 2. To Broach or Not to Broach?; 3. The Social Construction of Knowledge in the Classroom; 4. Controversy at the School Gates; 5. Sensibility, Reasonableness and Moderation; Bibliography; Index.