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Provides the definitive account of why and how Labour introduced citizenship education as a compulsory subject in the National Curriculum. -- .

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'An important book which makes a contribution both to the political theory of education and citizenship, and to contemporary debates about citizenship education in Britain.'









‘An extremely rich and valuable analysis of the turn to citizenship education in Britain and a poweful assessment of its limitations as a force for social capital formation.’

-- .

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables
Preface and acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Theorising policy-making
3. Historical context
4. Ideational context
5. Social capital, policy networks and the formation of the advisory group on citizenship
6. The deliberations and impact of the advisory group on citizenship
7. The presuppositions of citizenship education
8. Conclusion
Appendix: Principal dramatis personae
Bibliography

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9780719086229, 978-0719086229
      ISBN10: 719086221

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Provides the definitive account of why and how Labour introduced citizenship education as a compulsory subject in the National Curriculum. -- .

      Trade Review

      'An important book which makes a contribution both to the political theory of education and citizenship, and to contemporary debates about citizenship education in Britain.'









      ‘An extremely rich and valuable analysis of the turn to citizenship education in Britain and a poweful assessment of its limitations as a force for social capital formation.’

      -- .

      Table of Contents

      List of figures and tables
      Preface and acknowledgements
      List of abbreviations
      1. Introduction
      2. Theorising policy-making
      3. Historical context
      4. Ideational context
      5. Social capital, policy networks and the formation of the advisory group on citizenship
      6. The deliberations and impact of the advisory group on citizenship
      7. The presuppositions of citizenship education
      8. Conclusion
      Appendix: Principal dramatis personae
      Bibliography

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