Active citizenship, education and service learning

Birdwell, Jonathan, Scott, Ralph and Horley, Edward (2013) Active citizenship, education and service learning. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 8 (2). pp. 185-199. doi:10.1177/1746197913483683

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Abstract

This article explores how active citizenship can be encouraged through education and community action. It proposes that service learning and a renewed focus on voluntarism can both promote social cohesion between different ethnic and cultural groups while also fostering among the population a greater understanding of and commitment to civic culture. It reviews the international evidence on service programmes and the newly created National Citizen Service programme in the United Kingdom, arguing for a greater role for service learning in the citizen educational offer.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Citizenship; National Citizen Service; Republican citizenship; Service learning; Volunteering
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Kamila Niekoraniec
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2024 11:00
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2024 11:00
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14475

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