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Rethinking Education for Social Cohesion

International Case Studies

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Maha Shuayb

    1. University of Cambridge, UK

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Part of the book series: Education, Economy and Society (EDECSO)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Maha Shuayb
      Pages 1-7

  3. The Theory and Politics of Social Cohesion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. From Social Cohesion to Social Justice and Care in Education: Revisiting the Theory and Practice

      • Maha Shuayb
      Pages 11-36

    3. Education, Social Cohesion and Human Rights

      • Hugh Starkey
      Pages 37-49

    4. Multicultural Citizenship and Social Cohesion: Reflecting on the Case Study of England

      • Dina Kiwan
      Pages 50-63

    5. The Historical Legacy and Political Implications of State and Sectarian Schools in Lebanon

      • Mark Farha
      Pages 64-85

    6. Education for Social Cohesion in Lebanon: The Educational Reform Experiment in the Wake of the Lebanese War

      • Mounir Abou Assali
      Pages 86-102

    7. Education as a Means of Building Social Cohesion in Lebanon: An Unfinished Task

      • Nemer Frayha
      Pages 103-113

    8. Common School or Common System?

      • Richard Pring
      Pages 114-122

  4. Means for Promoting Social Cohesion: Evidence from the Field

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Building Social Cohesion: The Role of the Citizenship-Rich School

      • Tony Breslin
      Pages 125-136

    3. Current Models and Approaches to Social Cohesion in Secondary Schools in Lebanon

      • Maha Shuayb
      Pages 137-153

    4. The Space between Civic Education and Active Citizenship in Lebanon

      • Bassel Akar
      Pages 154-170

    5. Promoting a Rights-Based Perspective in Initial Teacher Education

      • Lee Jerome, Andrew McCallum
      Pages 171-187

    6. Achieving Social Cohesion in Europe through Education: A Success Story

      • Rocío García Carrión
      Pages 188-201

    7. School Linking as a Means of Fostering Community Cohesion

      • Souraya Ali
      Pages 202-219

    8. The Power of Language — How Small Shifts in Language Create Big Shifts in Relationships and Behaviour

      • Alexandra Asseily
      Pages 220-231

    9. Teaching and Learning History for Strengthening Reconciliation and the Peace-Building Process: Experience of the Council of Europe

      • Tatiana Minkina-Milko
      Pages 232-243

  5. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Maha Shuayb
      Pages 244-247
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About this book

This book addresses current debates in the field of social cohesion. It examines the ethics and policy making of social cohesion and explores various means for promoting social cohesion including history education, citizenship education, language, human rights based teacher training and school partnerships.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Cambridge, UK

    Maha Shuayb

About the editor

MOUNIR ABOU ASSALI Lead Consultant for Coordination of the Education Sector at UNESCO Iraq Office, Iraq BASSEL AKAR Assistant Professor at Notre Dame University, France ALEXANDRA ASSEILY Governor and Founder of the Centre for Lebanese Studies, University of Oxford, UK TONY BRESLIN Chief Executive at the Citizenship Foundation, UK MARK FARHA Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, Qatar NEMER FRAYHA Curriculum Advisor at the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman, Oman ROCIO GARICA CARRION Researcher for the INCLUD-ED Project, at CREA-University of Barcelona, Spain LEE JEROME Principal Lecturer in Education, London Metropolitan University, UK DINA KIWAN Senior Lecturer in Citizenship Education, Co-Director of the International Centre for Education for Democratic Citizenship, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK ANDREW MCCALLUM Senior Lecturer in Education at London Metropolitan University, UK TATIANA MINKINA-MILKO Deputy Head of the History Education Division in the Education Directorate of the Council of Europe, France RICHARD PRING Former Director of the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK HUGH STARKEY Reader of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK

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