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Teaching for Active Citizenship: Moral values and personal epistemology in early years classrooms
Contributor(s): Brownlee, Joanne Lunn (Author), Johansson, Eva (Author), Walker, Susan (Author)
ISBN: 1138797472     ISBN-13: 9781138797475
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $199.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Elementary
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
- Education | Aims & Objectives
Dewey: 370.115
LCCN: 2016002121
Series: Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.86 lbs) 142 pages
 
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There is strong social and political interest in active citizenship and values in education internationally. Active citizenship requires children to experience and internalize moral values for human rights, developing their own opinions and moral responsibility. While investment in young children is recognised as an important factor in the development of citizenship for a cohesive society, less is known about how early years teachers can encourage this in the classroom.

This book will present new directions on how teachers can promote children's learning of moral values for citizenship in classrooms. The research provided offers important insights into teaching for active citizenship by:

- providing an analysis of educational contexts for moral values for active citizenship

- highlighting teachers' beliefs about knowing and knowledge (personal epistemologies) and how these relate to children's learning and understanding about social and moral values

- discussing the impact of teachers' beliefs on teaching practices.

Evidence suggests that investment in the early years is vital for all learning, and specifically for developing an understanding of active citizenship for tolerant and cohesive societies. This book will be essential reading for the professional education of early years teachers interested in teaching for active citizenship.