Education for Civic and Political Participation

Download or read book Education for Civic and Political Participation written by Reinhold Hedtke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participation as an element of active citizenship in democracies is a key project of international and national educational policy. Institutionalized approaches for compulsory schools provide participatory access to all young European citizens. But does this picture depict the possibilities and practices of participation appropriately? Can this standard approach to participation be translated into action in view of diverse polities, policies, political cultures, institutions and practices of participation? This book explores what prerequisites must be given for a successful implementation of such a comprehensive international project.