“And Its Ghost May Be Heard”: Policy and Practice in Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia Over Two Decades

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Author(s): Murray Print (University of Sydney, Australia)and John Buchanan (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Education for Participative Citizenship and Global Prosperity
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): José A. Pineda-Alfonso (University of Seville, Spain), Nicolás De Alba-Fernández (University of Seville, Spain)and Elisa Navarro-Medina (University of Seville, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7110-0.ch004

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Civic Engagement & Social Justice / Educational Administration and Leadership / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Civics and citizenship education is an important factor in many democracies' education programs for its young people. In Australia, civics and citizenship education has an extended history, but has achieved mixed success. This chapter investigates civics and citizenship education in Australia in the past two decades. It focuses in particular on two pivotal events in the development of Australia's civics and citizenship education: discovering democracy and the Australian curriculum civics and citizenship. It explores these initiatives in the context of some of the political developments of the time. The chapter analyzes the factors that contributed to or limited the success of these programs. It also explores implications for other jurisdictions wishing to implement similar programs and initiatives.

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