Teachers’ Stories of Engaging Students in Controversial Action Projects on the Island of Ireland

Abstract: Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) in the Republic of Ireland and Local and Global Citizenship (LGC) in Northern Ireland keenly promote students’ active participation in society. However, the purpose of this participation is not necessarily to encourage students to campaign for change in the present but rather that ‘students are given opportunities to engage in actions and develop skills that will contribute to their becoming active participatory citizens in later life’ (NCCA (2005) CSPE Guidelines for Teachers, p. 59). This often gives rise to a culture of passive citizenship and a tendency to focus on ‘action projects’ that are safe and self-contained.This paper focuses on a five action projects carried out by a sample of teachers and students that may be considered ‘controversial’. In each case students actively campaign for equality and social justice, on local or global human rights issues and in ways that may be deemed controversial. It examines how.... http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/793

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Teachers’ Stories of Engaging Students in Controversial Action Projects on the Island of Ireland ; volume:15 ; number:2 ; day:02 ; month:06 ; year:2016 ; Journal of social science education ; 15, Heft 2 (02.06.2016)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: McSharry, Majella ; Cusack, Mella

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.4119/jsse-793
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011816562747337705
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 11:02 MESZ