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Basu, Ranu – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2006
In an "ideal" democratic society, publicly funded schools serve many purposes. Aside from its educational mandate, schools are places for neighbourhood integration, social capital formation and the fostering of civil society. For newly arrived immigrants, especially those with young children, schools are important sites of settlement…
Descriptors: Democracy, Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Immigrants