Assignment 2

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP - A means of exclusion?

It has been claimed that schools should be ‘society's chosen agency for training for citizenship'. Discuss the link between citizenship and education and ways in which this relationship has changed over the 20th century.

Illustrate your discussion with reference to aspects of Australia education and students with disabilities.


ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP - A means of exclusion?

Although institutions such as the family and church play a significant role in preparing children for adult life, schools are Australia's primary training ground for its future citizens. Marginson (1997) claims that unlike other institutions, schools remain open to government intervention and social change (Marginson, 1997, p.5) and therefore enable the promotion of certain values, certain knowledges – all of which are determined by the government. This essay will argue that schools are thus clearly a training ground for citizenship, but......

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Title: Active Citizenship - A Means Of Exclusion
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