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ERIC Number: EJ1347622
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1745-4999
EISSN: EISSN-1745-4999
Three-Faced: The Conflicting Roles of Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Societies -- A Comparison of Northern Ireland and Israel
Muff, Aline; Donnelly, Caitlin
Research in Comparative and International Education, v17 n3 p460-485 Sep 2022
The purpose of this article is to compare teachers' and students' interpretations of citizenship education (CE) across different communities in conflict-affected societies. By drawing on qualitative research that was conducted in four different schools in Northern Ireland and Israel (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish-Israeli and Arab-Palestinian), we show what may be "universal" and "particular" about teaching and learning CE in these different contexts and why variations occur. Despite being a compulsory subject with a common curriculum in both jurisdictions, CE was subject to multiple and competing interpretations by teachers and students. It was variously deemed to be an empowering subject that teaches critical thinking and is relevant to students' lives, a political tool that both stirs and silences controversies, and a subject that focuses on performance and whose importance was routinely underplayed. The findings illustrate the complex entanglement of CE with the particular political and community context that shapes its interpretations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); Israel
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