This book explores the rights held by young people in the citizenship education classroom in the divided societies of Northern Ireland and Israel. Against the backdrop of a long history of protracted conflict and division, the author analyses how international rights obligations are reflected in the contested citizenship education curriculum in secondary schools. Drawing upon extensive qualitative data as well as policy and curriculum documents, the author reveals that understandings of education rights can be oriented around three themes – minority group representation in the curriculum, dealing with difference through pedagogy, and preparing young people for life in a (divided) society. This can be mapped onto the 42-A rights framework where education should be ‘acceptable’ and ‘adaptable’. However, the variety of interpretations held by participants raises questions regarding the ‘universality’ of international frameworks for education rights, and the workability of such frameworksin the national and divided contexts. While the contexts of Northern Ireland and Israel have much in common, they are rarely compared: this book will show that their comparison is as relevant as ever, as issues of identity continue to affect everyday school life. This book will be of interest to citizenship and history education scholars, as well as those who are concerned with the application of international human rights law.

Citizenship education
Post-conflict education
Northern Ireland
Israel
Young People’s Rights
Divided Societies
Citizenship education in the classroom
sociology of citizenship

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Citizenship and Citizenship Education in Northern Ireland and Israel
• Young People’s Rights to, in and Through Education
• Representing the Minority: Curriculum in Divided Societies
• Dealing with Difference: Pedagogy in Divided Societies
• Looking to the (Divided) Future: Preparing Young People for Life in Divided Societies
• The Challenge of Applying a ‘Universal’ Framework: Interpreting International Education Rights Law Within Citizenship Education
• Conclusion
• Back Matter

Institute of International and Comparative Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Helen Hanna

Book Title
Young People’s Rights in the Citizenship Education Classroom

Authors
Helen Hanna

Series Title
Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21147-9

Hardcover ISBN
978-3-030-21146-2
Published: 10 July 2019

Softcover ISBN
978-3-030-21149-3
Published: 14 August 2020

eBook ISBN
978-3-030-21147-9
Published: 29 June 2019

Series ISSN
2946-2711

Series E-ISSN
2946-272X

Edition Number
1

Number of Pages
XIII, 267

Number of Illustrations
1 b/w illustrations

Topics
Schools and Schooling, Sociology of Citizenship, Sociology of Education, Conflict Studies, Human Rights