No-one is unmusical: Elizabeth, everyday cheermongery, and active musical citizenship

Active Learning for Active Citizenship: An Overview

The project Active LearTling for Active Citktnship formed part of recent civil renewal policy and contributed to the development of ideas along with action on the ground. Whilst that practice will be explored in other chapters, this chapter will examine the underlying principles. It is written by the author of the original report submitted to the Home Office in 2004, who subsequently helped ini...

One Net One World - Global Citizenship and the Internet

The development of a global ethical system is desirable to fulfil the societal promise of the technology of the Internet. The author attempts to construct such a „pragmatic“ ethical system (in an age of relativism and ethical scepticism) using concepts drawn from a number of moral philosophers. The global ethics construct uses the quality of human rationality as a basis, co-existing with the es...

Active learning for active citizenship: The policy context

In this paper the UK civil servant directly responsible for managing the action research programme Active Learning for Active Citizenship (ALAC), sets out in brief the policy context within which the programme developed. He explains how concepts of active citizenship and community development were brought together in the early 21st century by the British Government, in a programme of 'civil ren...

Mental slips and lapses: no one is immune.

Information Literacy for an Active and Effective Citizenship

Contemporary citizenship and democracy encompass a wide range of political, civil and social rights and responsibilities for both the individual and the state. An active, effective and responsible citizenship, in contemporary times, requires that people be empowered to exercise those rights and responsibilities towards other people, the community and the state. Citizens should be vigilant regar...