34.078 - Expanding Traditions of Civic Education and Social Cohesion: International Perspectives

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session presents both conceptual and empirical studies designed to expand our understanding of how social cohesion and preparation for civic participation can be developed in schools, including outside the national contexts in which much of the theory in these fields has been developed. The four papers address the complementary nature of justice and harmony in preparing students for civic deliberation; the usefulness of Confucian concepts of compassion and benevolence in laying the foundation for civic deliberation; a study of a harmony-oriented alternative to Western versions of multiculturalism in Taiwanese schools; and a study of Mexican, Bangladeshi and Canadian teachers’ prioritization of social cohesion values over social-structural and political dimensions of diversity conflicts.

Sub Unit

• SIG-International Studies

Chair

• Jennifer H. James, University of Georgia

Papers

• Reimagining and Internationalizing the Purpose of Civic Education: Deliberating Justice and Harmony - Li-Ching Ho, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Keith C. Barton, Indiana University

• Compassion and Benevolence in Democratic Deliberation - Keith C. Barton, Indiana University; Li-Ching Ho, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Developing a Confucian Model for Student Diversity: A Harmony-Based Approach to Multiculturalism in Taiwan's Schools - Lisa Yiu, University of Hong Kong

• Impeding or Enriching Education for Just Peace? Teachers' Implemented Curricula in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Canada - Kathy Bickmore, OISE/University of Toronto; Ahmed Salehin Kaderi, McMaster University

Discussant

• Jennifer H. James, University of Georgia