Education, Extremism and Terrorism: What should be Taught in Citizenship Education and Why

Author
Dianne Gereluk
ISBN
ISBN 978-1-4411-0515-8
Collation
128p
Resource Language
English
Year of publication
2012
Keyword
Global citizenship educationPreventing violent extremismEducational policy

Should educators be exploring terrorism and extremism within their classrooms? If so, what should they be teaching, and how? Dianne Gereluk draws together the diverging opinions surrounding these debates, exploring and critiquing the justifications used for why these issues should be addressed in schools. She goes on to consider the ways in which educators should teach these topics, providing practical suggestions.