Citizenship, both the subject and the practice, should be a bridge between the vocational aims of education and education for its own sake. Not all of life is productive: there is leisure, there is culture, both of which active citizens can defend, indeed enhance. This book may, I hope, help teachers and all involved in education (governors, parents and even inspectors) gain or reinforce a sense of civic pride and mission.
This volume provides a selection of essays by Bernard Crick on the subject of citizenship. The first half of the book presents essays outlining the basic theory of political education, while the latter half of the text comprises essays which reflect Crick's later thinking.
