Education for democratic citizenship, participation, and youth (PDF)

Democracy has been embraced as the ideal form of government since the end of the Second World War. The rights of the people to elect their government through periodically held free and fair elections and to take part in different participation have been stipulated in human rights documents of the United Nations. The call for education for democratic citizenship in different countries has highlighted this reality and has become important agenda for citizenship education planners and educators. This eBook is devoted to the topic of citizenship education in the twenty-first century and aims to explore how youth, including in particular students, can develop in terms of civic qualities, with their experiences of participation; and how education can prepare them for such participation. Participation should be construed here more broadly to comprise, inter alia, participation inside schools and participation in the society at large. As this is an interesting topic in which sharing of international experiences can be most illuminating, and articles included in this eBook comprise works from scholars employed in citizenship education in different countries. It is hoped that this eBook can add to the literature of citizenship education with youth participation as a focus and can be of reference value to citizenship education planners at both government and school levels. It is also pertinent for teachers and the general public who are interested in civic qualities and citizenship education.