BIBLIOGRAPHY
A selection of key texts recommended for teaching a Citizenship Education
PGCE course.
Suggestions for which books should be on the list and the comments have come
from various Citizenship PGCE tutors.
Agree to Disagree. Citizenship and controversial issues, Fiehn, J. (2005)
London: Learning and Skills Development Agency.
Practical activities – aimed at post 16 but useful for all ages.
The Challenge of Globalisation, Garlake, T. (2003) Oxford: Oxfam.
Excellent resource book for the secondary classroom.
The Challenge of Teaching Controversial Issues, Claire, H. and Holden, C. (2007)
Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books.
Edited collection with ideas from teachers all over the world- useful chapter on climate
change and on using literature to tackle controversial issues.
Changing Citizenship: Democracy and Inclusion in Education, Osler, A. and
Starkey, H. (2005) Buckingham: Open University Press
Good for students to read to understand current thinking.
Citizenship for the 21st Century, Cogan. J. and Derricot, R. (2000) London:
Kogan Page.
Useful background reading for students.
Citizenship through Secondary Geography, Lambert, D. et al (2002)
London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Offers an insight into Citizenship for Geography teachers and visa versa.
Citizenship through Secondary History, Arthur, J. et al (2001) London:
RoutledgeFalmer.
Offers an insight into Citizenship for History teachers and visa versa.
Developing Citizens, Breslin, T. and Dufour, B. (eds) (2006) London: Hodder
Murray.
Offers a range of contrasting views on the broad case for Citizenship education,
and of specific elements that might make up a Citizenship curriculum. The edited
collection also shows how Citizenship may link to, or be taught within, other
subjects in the curriculum.
Education for Citizenship: ideas into action, Clough, N. and Holden, C. (2002)
London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Practical ideas for the classroom as well as key issues for each of the areas identified.
Education for Democratic Citizenship: Issues of Theory and Practice,
Lockyer, A., Crick, B. and Annette, J. (2004). Aldershot: Ashgate.
Picks up on the main themes of the Crick Report and their implications for
practice. A blend of theoretical ideas and their implications for the practice of
citizenship education. Some very good chapters for use with student teachers.
Education with Character: the moral economy of schooling, Arthur, J.
(2003) London: Routledge.
A wide-ranging critical exploration of the concept through analyses of aspects of
character such as, inter alia, the social foundations of character and the politics
of character, the book gives PGCE students an excellent foundation for
understanding and critiquing Citizenship education. Recommended for M-level
PGCE.
A History of Education for Citizenship, Heater, D. (2004) London: Routledge.
Informative background reading for students.
Learning Citizenship: practical strategies for secondary schools, Wales, J.
and Clarke, P. (2005) London: RoutledgeFalmer.
A good range of practical strategies.
Making Sense of Citizenship, Huddlestone, T. and Kerr, D. (2006) London:
Hodder Murray.
Rewords many existing publications and presents them in an accessible manner.
Useful for ‘Professional’ PGCE courses.
Practical resources for Teaching Citizenship in Secondary Classrooms,
Tudor, R. (2002) London: David Fulton. This prepares the students for the
highly likely scenario of delivering cross-curricular Citizenship through other
subjects. Some good Citizenship resources that can be rewritten to suit individual
schools’ circumstances.
Social Literacy, Citizenship and the National Curriculum, Arthur, J.,
Davison, J. and Stow, W. (2000) London: Routledge
A seminal text, especially for use on M-level PGCE courses. It critically explores
the ideological and educational underpinnings of the Citizenship curriculum and
provides a robust, informed theoretical basis for effective practice.
Teaching as a Subversive Activity, Postman, N. and Weingartner, C. (1971)
Penguin: London.
In the four pages of introduction, without ever using the term, Postman and
Weingartner sum up the case for Citizenship education 30 years before Crick.
They go on to encourage readers to think critically about everything aspect of
schooling, exactly as good Citizenship teachers should.
Teaching Citizenship in the Secondary School, Arthur, J, and Wright, D.
(2001) London: David Fulton.
A first class text. Raises lots of questions for students.
Teaching the Global Dimension: Key principles and effective practice, Hicks, D.
and Holden, C. (eds) (2007) London; Routledge
Useful background to all eight concepts identified as central to teaching the global
dimension, for example: human rights, conflict resolution, and interdependence.
Includes practical ideas for the classroom.
Transforming Ourselves Transforming the World, Murphy, B. (1999)
London: Zed Books.
Analyses processes of social change and argues that change is inevitable and
necessary. Argues further that positive change is only achievable through the
commitment and activity of Citizens. The book is without an educational focus
per se, but does make the case for the necessity of raising a generation of critical
and active citizens.
What is Citizenship? Heater, D. (1999) London: Polity Press.
A good basis for student teachers to begin to explore the nature of citizenship
and the implications of different perspectives for citizenship education.