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Educating Against Extremism Year of publication: 2012 Author: Dianne Gereluk Extremism is a huge concern across the world right now, fueled by its links to terrorism and religious fundamentalism. This book explores the relationship of education to extremism and examines how education could counter its more dangerous forms. Lynn Davies proposes a very different educational strategy to the conventional tolerant multiculturalism that pertains in the west. The task – a challenging one – is to politicize young people without cementing uncritical acceptance of single truths.
Education, Extremism and Terrorism: What should be Taught in Citizenship Education and Why Year of publication: 2012 Author: Dianne Gereluk 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. 