Local, national and global citizenship

Abstract

This paper puts local, national and global citizenship into context post 11.9.01 and pre Johannesburg Earth Summit 2002. It contextualises the strands of the Crick report (1998) and how these integrate with the national curriculum. It argues for a school ethos of citizenship which permeates the whole curriculum rather than a taught citizenship curriculum. The whole notion of citizenship is related to Agenda 21 and Local Agenda 21 and strong bonds are made with Education for Sustainability and Environmental Education.

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Peter Bloomfield

Peter Bloomfield oversees the primary Geography and Education for Sustainability subject studies in the Department of Education, University of Hertfordshire. He is a regular contributor to the Primary Geography Journal and has written widely on Agenda 21, citizenship, environmental education, education for sustainability and geographical education from nursery to university levels. His current research is concerned with children walking to school and curriculum studies through allotments linked to citizenship, the environment and geography.