Graduate Citizens - Issues of Citizenship and Higher Education (Paperback)

Following the introduction of student loans and tuition fees, the situation of students and new graduates has changed considerably. Set in this context, Graduate Citizens is a thought-provoking, and insightful look at the current generation of students' attitudes towards citizenship and matters of social and moral responsibility.
Drawing on small-scale case studies of students in two universities, the authors explore students' changing sense of citizenship against the backdrop of recent changes in higher education. It addresses students' approaches to being in debt, the role of their families in providing support and their attitudes towards careers. Questioning the claim that the current generation of students is politically apathetic, this book shows that they are in fact socially concerned with, though distant from, official, mainstream politics. It investigates students' responses to such political and economic phenomena as globalisation and the ever-increasing promotion of market forces.
Graduate Citizens illuminates and explores the links between reforms in higher education, student experience of university and issues of citizenship. It poses questions about the condition and future of citizenship in Britain and discusses the implications for citizenship education.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2002
First published:	2003
Authors:	John Ahier • John Beck • Rob Moore
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-25723-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-25723-9
Barcode:	9780415257237

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