A comparative study in England and China of policies for and approaches to citizenship education in schools

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Citizenship education has become a key concem and area of debate in recent years all around the world. In England citizenship education has been widely reviewed and rapidly developed over the past decade. At the same time China has also come to pay more and more attention to citizenship education in both the national and intemational context. This disseliation firstly intends to review what citizenship has meant inside England and China. Secondly and importantly, I highlight the methodology and methods used in my study and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Thirdly by comparing policies for citizenship education between England and China I seek to develop a clearer understanding of what differences and similarities have existed in citizenship education in both countries. Fourthly, I investigate approaches to citizenship education in two schools, one in England and one in China, and examine these from the perspective of pupils aged 15 to 17, as elicited through a questionnaire survey can-ied out in each school. Moreover I attempt to analyse the backgrounds for differences and similarities of citizenship education in both countries. Both countries face the challenges of citizenship education and try to overcome limitations and prepare for tomOlTOW's world. So it is useful to look beyond one's own countIy and widen the options open to a different society.

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