Approaches to Citizenship Teaching in the First Half of the Twentieth Century--The Experience of the London County Council

Autor/in	Keating, Jenny
Titel	Approaches to Citizenship Teaching in the First Half of the Twentieth Century--The Experience of the London County Council
Quelle	In: History of Education, 40 (2011) 6, S.761-778 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
DOI	10.1080/0046760X.2011.620015
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Patriotism; Educational History; Teaching Methods; Counties; Local Government; Political Socialization; Time Perspective; Political Attitudes; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Staatsbürgerschaft; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Patriotismus; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gemeindeverwaltung; Politische Sozialisation; Zeitbezug; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung
Abstract	This article looks at the way in which patriotism and citizenship were used almost interchangeably in educational circles during the first half of the twentieth century. It traces the development of patriotism, citizenship and civics teaching during this period by discussing the way in which the London County Council approached these areas in the interwar years. There was a continuing debate about how far there should be "direct" teaching of citizenship and how far it should be left to "indirect" methods--mainly through history teaching. Education officials were concerned that taught directly the subject was too dull and complex, particularly for the vast majority of schoolchildren, elementary school pupils under 14. Officials felt the indirect method, coupled with extensive use of "celebrations", honouring national, international and local events, was much more effective. However, there was continuing pressure from politicians and outside organisations to teach citizenship and patriotism more directly. (Contains 72 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10