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Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Lebanon and Beyond

By: Bassel Akar

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Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Lebanon and Beyond

By: Bassel Akar

Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas examines the practices of learning and teaching citizenship in Lebanon, and explores the implications of the research findings for those working in other sites affected by conflict. Bassel Akar analyses rich empirical data, such as semi-structured interviews with teachers and open-ended survey packs with children in classrooms, which reveal conflicts in notions of citizenship and pedagogical approaches. These in-depth explorations of classroom learning and teaching show the hidden and subtle factors that often subvert intentions to promote social cohesion and active citizenship through education. Examining how individual conceptualizations of citizenship influence approaches to learning and teaching and vice versa, the author argues that learning citizenship in schools can undermine aims of democratic participation, dialogue and critical thinking. He concludes and considers why classroom learning of civic education in Lebanon can actually be more harmful than beneficial. Offering new insights for educators and policy-makers working beyond the Lebanese context, Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas is a valuable addition to the research in this growing field.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474298370

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9781474298377

Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Lebanon and Beyond

By: Bassel Akar

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Lebanon and Beyond

By: Bassel Akar

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Schooling for Refugee Children

A social justice perspective informed by children from Syria

By: Eleanore Hargreaves,Brian Lally,Bassel Akar,Jumana Al-Waeli,Jasmine Costello

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Schooling for Refugee Children

A social justice perspective informed by children from Syria

By: Eleanore Hargreaves,Brian Lally,Bassel Akar,Jumana Al-Waeli,Jasmine Costello

Schooling for Refugee Children is a collaboration between five authors who explore their interactions with refugee children displaced from Syria to the Lebanese borders and London. Through a programme of carefully tailored research activities, they analyse the children’s representations of their personal journeys and current circumstances, especially with regard to ongoing schooling. The children’s experiences are expressed through their own words and drawings, disrupting the stereotype of children as ‘receivers’ rather than empowered actors, and challenging traditional solutions for improving schooling. Throughout, the children are eloquent about their schooling in the context of displacement. Their views and illustrations depict a keen awareness of social justice issues, including on the distribution of wealth, recognition of status and representation of voice. These are framed by the authors within Nancy Fraser’s concept of social justice as parity-of-participation. In this way, the book brings to light important representations of some empowering experiences lived through by refugee children from Syria, as well as their thoughts on what has helped their learning and what can be done better. The children’s need for care and a sense of belonging in their schools and new communities is given particular emphasis throughout the book, represented by one child, who simply requested, ‘Add some more love!’

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UCL Press

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1800086830

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9781800086838

Schooling for Refugee Children

A social justice perspective informed by children from Syria

By: Eleanore Hargreaves,Brian Lally,Bassel Akar,Jumana Al-Waeli,Jasmine Costello

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Schooling for Refugee Children

A social justice perspective informed by children from Syria

By: Eleanore Hargreaves,Brian Lally,Bassel Akar,Jumana Al-Waeli,Jasmine Costello

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Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Citizenship Education in Conflict-Affected Areas

Schooling for Refugee Children

Schooling for Refugee Children

Schooling for Refugee Children

Schooling for Refugee Children

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