Document Type
Article in Response to Controversy
Abstract
How do you become a British citizen? Apart from finding yourself one, as an accident of birth, you can choose to become one. This paper looks at that process, because it reveals much about British government assumptions about the community, the role of the citizen, and appropriate education for citizenship. This in turn raises questions about how far these are appropriate assumptions for a country which aspires to be a democracy. I suggest at the end of the paper that studying the concrete example of the British process of becoming a citizen (i.e., naturalisation) may be a good route for school students into understanding the complexities of immigration and possible democratic responses. It will be very much a case of schooling as if democracy matters.
Genre/Form
articles
Recommended Citation
White, Patricia
(2008)
"Immigrants into Citizens: a UK Case Study for the Classroom,"
Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 3:
No.
1, Article 15.
Available at:
https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol3/iss1/15
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Citizenship--Great Britain--Examinations--Study guides
Geographic Coverage
Great Britain--Social conditions--21st century; Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century; Great Britain-Social life and customs--21st century
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Type
Text