Cultural Diversity and Civic Education: Two Versions of the Fragmentation Objection

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationToleration, Respect and Recognition in Education
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages52-67
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9781444335965
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Aug 2010

Keywords

  • 'fragmentation objection' to multiculturalism - practices of cultural recognition undermining unity of political community
  • Belonging - national unity and liberal politics
  • Consensus, reconciling pluralism and political stability - value fragmentation objection to multiculturalism
  • Cultural diversity and civic education - two versions of fragmentation objection
  • Education policy, fragmentation objection - both practical and theoretical implications
  • Fragmentation objection, concerned with political stability and viability of democratic institutions
  • Justification of civic education - as corrective to multicultural fragmentation, being helpful
  • Multiculturalism, differing from liberal nationalism - sceptical about cultural assimilation
  • Promoting patriotism, overarching political identity - uniting citizens from diverse cultural, national and religious backgrounds
  • Robust civic education programme - in multicultural society and toleration, autonomy and patriotism

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