Andrew Lockyer

Education for Democratic Citizenship : Issues of Theory and Practice

Contents: Introduction and review, Andrew Lockyer The English citizenship order 1999: context, content and presuppositions, Bernard Crick Citizenship education: reproductive and remedial, Geraint Parry Two dilemmas of citizenship education in pluralist societies, Will Kymlicka Citizenship education: anti-political culture and political education in Britain, Elizabeth Frazer Aims in citizenship education: responsibility, identity, inclusion, Graham Haydon Citizenship education and multiculturalism, David Archard Citizenship education and gender, Madeleine Arnot The political status of children and young people, Andrew Lockyer Community, politics and citizenship education, John Annette Teaching controversial issues in citizenship education, Terence McLaughlin Developing education for citizenship, Ian Davies Index.

‘Traditions’ as Context in the History of Political Theory

An adequate methodology in the history of political theory is dependent on a adequate philosophy of history. Firstly, in the course of a critical consideration of other writers on methodology (principally W. G. Greenleaf and Q. Skinner) it is suggested that ‘intellectual traditions’, of two sorts, might provide an appropriate unit of context. Secondly, a broadly anti-naturalist philosophy of history is adopted, which makes use of Collingwood and Hegel, and it is argued that intellectual traditions are compatible with this view of historical knowledge. It is concluded that the opposition between the universalist text-orientated approach and the particularist historical approach to the study of the history of political theory is a false dichotomy. We can learn from past ideas as a traditional inheritance.

Safeguarding children's interests in welfare proceedings: the Scottish experience

Against a backdrop of new arrangements for representing childrens interests in England, this paper examines the role of ‘safeguarders’ in Scottish childrens hearings. Safeguarders may be appointed by childrens hearings and sheriffs when it is in the childs interests to do so. Recent research conducted by the authors revealed that the performance of most safeguarders is very well regarded. However, the arrangements for recruitment, training, monitoring and support are highly variable and often limited. The independence of safeguarders is widely supported. Certain aspects of the organization of the service and of the processes for allocating individual safeguarders to particular cases raise questions about consistency and independence.