TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Everyone Has to Find Themselves in the Story’
T2 - Exploring Minority Group Representation in the Citizenship Curriculum in Northern Ireland and Israel
AU - Hanna, Helen
PY - 2016/4/6
Y1 - 2016/4/6
N2 - This article explores understandings of minority group representation in citizenship education in Northern Ireland and Israel, from the point of view of students, teachers and policy-makers. It is set against the background of the minority/majority group dichotomy within societies divided along ethno-national lines, and the challenge of delivering a common citizenship curriculum to a diverse group in such a context. Starting with interpretations of international law that state that education should be ‘culturally appropriate’ and ‘flexible to the needs of a particular community’, the article considers several interrelated ideas: proportional representation of the minority in educational governance; students being able to ‘find themselves in the story’ of the curriculum; and the debate over a common versus a differentiated curriculum. Inter-jurisdiction comparisons allow for exploration of varied understandings of citizenship education as socialisation, and of potential responses to the challenge of balancing unity and diversity in a divided or multicultural society.
AB - This article explores understandings of minority group representation in citizenship education in Northern Ireland and Israel, from the point of view of students, teachers and policy-makers. It is set against the background of the minority/majority group dichotomy within societies divided along ethno-national lines, and the challenge of delivering a common citizenship curriculum to a diverse group in such a context. Starting with interpretations of international law that state that education should be ‘culturally appropriate’ and ‘flexible to the needs of a particular community’, the article considers several interrelated ideas: proportional representation of the minority in educational governance; students being able to ‘find themselves in the story’ of the curriculum; and the debate over a common versus a differentiated curriculum. Inter-jurisdiction comparisons allow for exploration of varied understandings of citizenship education as socialisation, and of potential responses to the challenge of balancing unity and diversity in a divided or multicultural society.
U2 - 10.1080/15595692.2015.1084922
DO - 10.1080/15595692.2015.1084922
M3 - Article
SN - 1559-5706
VL - 10
SP - 84
EP - 97
JO - Diaspora, Indigenous and Minority Education
JF - Diaspora, Indigenous and Minority Education
IS - 2
ER -