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"Children's Services: Working Together" brings together
contributions from a number of authors in the field. The book
covers policy, theory, research and practice relevant to students
and professionals working with children in a wide range of roles.
The emphasis on working collaboratively with other professionals,
where appropriate, and the holistic approach to children make this
a valuable resource to anyone working with children today.
Childrens Services: Working Together brings together contributions
from a number of authors in the field. The book covers policy,
theory, research and practice relevant to students and
professionals working with children in a wide range of roles. The
emphasis on working collaboratively with other professionals, where
appropriate, and the holistic approach to children make this a
valuable resource to anyone working with children today.
The Crick Committee Report provided the impetus and rationale for
the Citizenship Order, which introduced citizenship education as a
compulsory element of the core curriculum in all secondary schools
in England from 2002. citizenship, its conditions and
pre-requisites, that has an established place in higher education
courses in politics, social policy, sociology and social
philosophy. Within the philosophy of education there has been a
revival in the teaching of moral values. provide a critical
commentary on the assumptions, principles and presuppositions
associated with the idea of education for active democratic
citizenship. This book includes some seminal articles of previously
published material that have been revised for the purpose of this
volume and original essays from established authors in this area.
In recent years there has been much political talk and academic
debate on the subject of active citizenship, to which Bernard
Crick's work has been central. His 'mission statement' (repeated
here) is to induce 'no less than a change in political culture', to
replace passive democracy, grounded on unsocial individualism and
consumer values, with the republican ideal of 'active citizens,
willing, able and equipped to have an influence on public life!'.
Here a group of political actors and academics, who believe a
radically more active citizenship is a worthy aim, are invited to
spell out in their particular area of concern, the obstacles and
how they might be overcome, either by institutional innovation or
changes in culture, and what be the benefits for democracy in the
UK. Bernard Crick's first and final essays set the tone,
respectively, on Civic Republicanism Today and Political Identity.
Other contributors consider active citizenship in relation to:
Labour Government Policy (David Blunkett and Matthew Taylor);
Scottish Devolution (George Reid); Public Services (David
Donnison); Gender Equality (Rhona Fitzgerald); Schools (Pamela
Munn); Multiculturalism (Dina Kiwan); Integrating Immigrants
(Elizabeth Meehan); Lifelong Learning (John Annette); Europe and
International Understanding (Derek Heater); Young People (Andrew
Lockyer) and Scottish Independence (Kevin Francis).
In recent years there has been much political talk and academic
debate on the subject of active citizenship, to which Bernard
Crick's work has been central. His 'mission statement' (repeated
here) is to induce 'no less than a change in political culture', to
replace passive democracy, grounded on unsocial individualism and
consumer values, with the republican ideal of 'active citizens,
willing, able and equipped to have an influence on public life!'.
Here a group of political actors and academics, who believe a
radically more active citizenship is a worthy aim, are invited to
spell out in their particular area of concern, the obstacles and
how they might be overcome, either by institutional innovation or
changes in culture, and what be the benefits for democracy in the
UK. Bernard Crick's first and final essays set the tone,
respectively, on Civic Republicanism Today and Political Identity.
Other contributors consider active citizenship in relation to:
Labour Government Policy (David Blunkett and Matthew Taylor);
Scottish Devolution (George Reid); Public Services (David
Donnison); Gender Equality (Rhona Fitzgerald); Schools (Pamela
Munn); Multiculturalism (Dina Kiwan); Integrating Immigrants
(Elizabeth Meehan); Lifelong Learning (John Annette); Europe and
International Understanding (Derek Heater); Young People (Andrew
Lockyer) and Scottish Independence (Kevin Francis).
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