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The Levellers, political literacy and contemporary citizenship education in England

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Abstract

This paper analyses the concept of political literacy (as introduced in the 1998 Crick Report) in relation to Citizenship in the English National Curriculum. It argues that political literacy has not been sufficiently emphasised or facilitated within this foundation subject and that the concept is particularly important for students at a time of considerable political and social conflict in England (and elsewhere). The authors state that engagement with the ideas and practices of the Levellers (a political group writing and agitating at the time of the Civil Wars) could enable students and teachers to explore political literacy (especially the implications of social media) by looking at a political group who utilised mass pamphlettering as a form of political communication. The paper will also investigate the context of Citizenship within the English National Curriculum and some of the philosophical concerns around Citizenship education. It contains a section placing the Levellers in their contemporary and historiographical contexts.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 68-81

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Education, Citizenship and Social Justice (Volume 14, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 24/09/2018

Publication status

Published - 24/09/2018

ISSN

1746-1979

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/622885
  • Scopus: 85044357802

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