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C/EC/36. Education for citizenship: how should schools and colleges teach morality and produce good citizens?

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2008
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The paper examines the methods of preparing children for citizenship looking at the UK pedagogical system. The pros and cons of teaching religious education, citizenship education, personal, social, moral and health education are discussed with references to Scotland, Ireland, etc. It is argued whether practice as well as theory should be included in the curriculum of the school or college.

 

KEYWORDS: Sociology, health science, society, citizenship, pedagogy,