Citizenship Education and Global Migration: Implications for Theory, Research, and Teaching. James A. Banks, ed. Washington, DC: The American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2017, 528 pp.

Authors

Jennifer N. Rutt, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

12-2018

Document Type

Book Review

Citation

Anthropology & Education Quarterly 49:4 (December 2018), pp. 472–473.

doi: 10.1111/aeq.12271

Comments

Copyright © 2018 American Anthropological Association. Published by Wiley. Used by permission.

Abstract

Migration is a worldwide phenomenon, which is only increasing. The growing population diversity in many nation-states has escalated the need for inclusion among minoritized populations. Distinguished scholar of diversity and multicultural education James A. Banks compiled a book examining how global migration is initiating a reconsideration and reconceptualization of citizenship education by educators. This volume emerged out of the Global Migration, Structural Inclusion, and Citizenship Education Across Nations conference in 2015, which focused on bringing together scholars across multiple fields connected to multicultural education and citizenship to discuss the impact of global migration.

The book’s main premise is that, regardless of political systems, nation-states and schools need to address the ensuing issues and worldviews that arise from diverse populations. Bringing together insights from many recognized scholars in the fields of multicultural and citizenship education, this edited volume includes twenty chapters. The chapters are divided into seven sections of country-based case studies that are grouped together by similar political systems, culture, and migrant histories. Case studies include countries and regions such as Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Mexico, the Middle East, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States. Section 1 provides a comprehensive overview that effectively sets the foundation for readers to explore the topic of citizenship education programming across various nation-states through-out the five subsequent sections. This is followed by a discussion on the implications of theory and research for teaching in the concluding section. Each portion of the book focuses on the challenges of attaining full citizenship rights and societal involvement for minoritized, marginalized, and migrant populations as well as how educators are working toward civic education programs in order to cultivate a sense of inclusion among these groups.