"Europe" turned local - the local turned European?: Constructions of "Europe" in Social Studies curricula across Europe (2)

by Stavroula Philippou (Editor)

This book draws theoretically and methodologically from the sociology of curriculum, educational policy, and comparative education to meta-analyze the findings of nine separate studies exploring constructions of "Europe" in the secondary school curricula of Social Studies from a number of Germany, Greece, France, Poland, Cyprus, Sweden, Ireland, and Northern Ireland, as well as the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (Spain). The objectives of the book are first, to explore constructions of "Europe" and "European identity-citizenship" in these countries' curricula; second, to explore whether, and, if so, how these findings indicate a "Europeanization" of national curricula; and third, to discuss the similarities, differences, continuities, discontinuities, and tensions identified when comparing these curricula. ( Europa lernen. Perspektiven fur eine Didaktik europaischer Kulturstudien - Vol. 2)

340 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2012