Rationale
Can an idea of citizenship primarily based on equal rights and a shared sense of belonging… reasonable, transcend or displace identification politics and ideas of nationality? (Smith (2003), cited in Maitles, 2005:49)
The above assertion was the constructing block for this dissertation and highlights the problem that educators face if training for citizenship is to turn out to be successful. Citizenship is on the core of A Curriculum for Excellence, it permeates all topic areas with its values of knowledge, compassion, integrity and justice (Scottish Authorities, 2011b). The Scottish Authorities, declare that training for citizenship permits youngsters to handle points corresponding to peace and battle decision, social equality and appreciation of range (ibid).
While Scotland is a various nation, range itself, it appears, breeds intolerance and inequality (Willems et al, 2010). While it’s claimed that training for citizenship can overcome these inequalities, (LTS, 2002) critics argue that ‘there are limits to what could be achieved when it comes to the contribution that faculty insurance policies per se could make to eradicating these inequalities? (Maitles, 2005:16)
Citizenship, and its potential has been a private matter of curiosity since I started my preliminary instructor coaching. While I’ve all the time appreciated the aim and necessity of training for citizenship, I’ve additionally been aware of the hypocrisy of instructing citizenship values to youngsters who, as a consequence of circumstances past their management, have by no means skilled these values themselves. I’ve discovered this unsettling, and my preliminary analysis has demonstrated that I’m not alone on this concern (Maitles, 2005; LTS, 2002).
Being born and raised within the West of Scotland and I’m acutely conscious that sectarianism is a time period related to this explicit space. For my very own half, faith performed no half in my house setting however was revered and a supply of curiosity. Nonetheless, I routinely heard sectarian language being casually thrown across the playground at my non-denominational college. My preliminary studying has demonstrated that there’s a huge distinction in opinion concerning sectarianism, from Steve Bruce et al (2005), who means that sectarianism is a fantasy, to authorities opinion which state that Scotland is scarred by sectarianism (J. McConnell (2006), cited in Scottish Government, 2006)
On paper, citizenship is the important thing to a tolerant, compassionate, inter-cultural nation. Nonetheless, can it eradicate and overcome the basis causes of sectarianism inside Scotland?
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Introduction and Methodology Part
The aim of this evaluation of literature is to determine if instructing training for citizenship in Scottish major faculties may help to eradicate sectarian values and attitudes from Scotland. There are 4 fundamental key areas which should be addressed all through the course of this analysis and every of them might be expanded additional upon;
- The primary part shall give attention to citizenship itself; the historical past, philosophy and Scotlands place concerning citizenship.
- Secondly, this dissertation will tackle Training for Citizenship, with the give attention to; present coverage, A Curriculum for Excellence, and potential areas of concern.
- The penultimate part goals to scrutinize sectarianism itself; its historical past and relevance to Scotland, its causes/roots, the Scottish Governments stance and the Churchs perspective.
- The fourth and remaining part shall discover utilizing citizenship as a way to eradicate sectarianism from Scotland; present initiatives, examples of fine observe selling anti-sectarianism and methods of implementing citizenship abilities.
On concluding all 4 sections of the evaluation, solely then will this dissertation try to attract passable conclusions figuring out if, by means of instructing citizenship in Scottish major faculties, sectarianism could be consigned to Scottish historical past.
Analysis has to this point proven that training for citizenship is a recent development, presently being addressed by each lecturers and the federal government. Sectarianism analysis seems to have peaked from 1999-2005, with little literature on the topic being, to this point, uncovered. Nonetheless, as a way to tackle this dissertation query fittingly, and produce an intensive evaluation of literature a variety of sources and strategies have been utilized:
The College of the West of Scotland and the College of Glasgow have each been utilised to supply:
Books: initially discovered by means of matter searches, subsequently discovered by means of utilizing bibliographies and reference lists to seek out additional related materials. Inter-library loans.
Tutorial Journals: accessed through the library catalogue and extra databases (e.g. ERIC, Taylor and Frances, Google Scholar) specializing in key phrases, significantly citizenship and sectarianism but additionally Scottish Major Faculties and intolerance.
Studying and Educating Scotland web site, alongside the Scottish Authorities web site have been used to achieve entry to related documentation.
Coverage paperwork and experiences; primarily Scottish however English insurance policies/experiences have been used to create a related context.
The web was used to supply related data, once more specializing in key phrases (as said above)
Anti-sectarian charity, Nil By Mouth
Church of Scotland
Roman Catholic Church of Scotland
For the aim of this paper, it has been determined to focus totally on literature written inside a timeline of the final ten years (2000-2010), except literature which gives related historic data. It has been decided that literature of a newer date will present this dissertation with extra exact, related conclusions as a way to decide if training for citizenship may help to eradicate sectarian values and attitudes from Scotland.
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Literature Evaluation
Citizenship
Historical past and Philosophy of Citizenship
The idea of citizenship is the inspiration of this analysis, due to this fact it shall briefly verify what citizenship is. Citizenship is not at all a contemporary idea, its roots could be traced again to historic Greece and the then city-state of Athens, the place residents overcame their very own variations for the better good of their metropolis (Miller, 2000). Nonetheless, even from its historic roots, there’s proof of the good philosophers, Aristotle and Plato, making an attempt to outline citizenship.
There’s a huge and diversified opinion on what citizenship is. Ann Philips (2000:36) claims that citizenship divides folks into those that belong and those that don’t, while political scientist, Greer and Matzke state merely that citizenship is a set of rights that come from belonging to a group (2009:2). Maybe extra realistically, Hartley (2010:235) defines citizenship as being at coronary heart a combative time period, with an extended historical past of bloodshed, wrestle, resistance, hope, concern and terror caught up in its prepare. These various accounts of what citizenship is highlights that little has modified within the final 2500 years since Aristotle said The character of citizenship…is a query which is usually disputed: there isn’t a normal settlement on a single definition (Aristotle, cited in Oliver and Heater, 1994:vii)
English sociologist T.H.Marshall, outlined citizenship as a standing bestowed on those that are full members of the group (Marshall (1963), cited in Powell, 2009:25). Throughout the 1950s, he proposed that citizenship could possibly be divided into three components, civil, political and social (Hartley, 2010; Greer and Matzke, 2009; Oliver and Heater, 1994; Pearce and Hallgarten, 2000). His imaginative and prescient was primarily based on equality, that no matter gender, race or faith, should you had been a full member of the group, you had been entitled to citizenship standing. Marshalls mannequin for citizenship has been criticised as a consequence of his three components being outlined by equality…but in observe they function in a context of social inequality (Greer and Matzke, 2009:5). This view is mirrored by Evans who reminds us to contemplate methods during which social drawback undermines citizenship by denying folks full participation in society (Evans, cited in Maitles, 2005:2). Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless nonetheless held in excessive regard and used as a platform for different lecturers and governments to construct on, as could be seen in Lord Goldsmiths Citizenship Evaluation (2008).
Scotlands Place
Energetic citizenship is central to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. Their intention is that youngsters will play a full and lively half in society – politically, socially, economically, environmentally and culturally (Studying and Educating Scotland (LTS), 2011). In Scotland, on account of devolution, citizenship is a key concern. The UK, is now not one nation-state with a single social citizenship however is comprised of 4 international locations, every with its personal regional social citizenship (Jeffrey, 2009). Certainly, Greer (2009:198) states that a single, shared, social citizenship for the UK is right this moment a contested political objective if it isn’t purely a fantasy. Some politicians have even gone so far as to recommend a European state, which would supply an entire new scope for social citizenship, and would require redefining of citizenship within the 21st century (Jeffrey, 2009).
Scottish youngsters should be supplied with the data, abilities and values which permit them to understand the significance of citizenship and be capable of not solely scrutinise an idea which relies on equality however query what equality means and its implications for all of society. Solely by youngsters striving to seek out solutions to those questions can the idea of citizenship adapt and progress successfully into the 21st century (Greer, 2009). Training is important in guaranteeing that Scotlands youngsters are uncovered to those experiences as a result of when it comes to citizenship, an ignorant citizen is tantamount to a contradiction in phrases (Oliver and Heater, 1994:20)
Training for Citizenship
Concerning what training for citizenship truly is, the overall consensus seems to be that there’s not a lot settlement about what it’s, aside from it’s a good factor (Maitles, 2005:2). It’s criticised as an indoctrine by some and regarded the very best path to world peace by others (Brown et al, 2009:73). Gundara, approaches the matter from a special perspective by contemplating not what it’s however what it ought to do; The problem for citizenship training is the moulding of the one out of the various and to assemble acceptable academic responses to distinction and variety inside British society (Gundara, 2000:16)
While getting ready youth for participation in society has all the time been an academic objective (Willems et al, 2010:215), it’s within the final ten to fifteen years that training for citizenship has gained momentum in Scotland (HMIe, 2006). The Authorities was involved over the obvious lack of curiosity concerning democratic issues (Deuchar, 2003; Maitles, 2005), and in mild of this, the then Lord Chancellor said we must always not, should not, dare not, be complacent in regards to the well being and way forward for British democracy and that until we turn out to be a nation of engaged residents, our democracy shouldn’t be safe (Lord Chancellor, cited in Advisory Group on Citizenship, 1998:eight). Because of this, plans had been put in movement to overturn this development by together with citizenship into the nationwide curriculum.
This course of started in 1998, when the Advisory Group on Citizenship (AGC), produced a report advocating the need of training for citizenship (also called the Crick Report). It echoed the Lord Chancellors feedback and said that citizenship was essential to our nation to such an extent that training for citizenship could be obligatory. Performing upon this report, Scotland adopted swimsuit in 2002 with their report from the Advisory Council of LTS. A lot of the report mirrors that of the Crick report, it reiterates the Lord Chancellors assertion and each experiences spotlight the significance of imparting upon youngsters key studying experiences, abilities, values and data and understanding. Of explicit relevance to this analysis are these which discuss with social points and dilemmas (Scottish Authorities, 2002:12) and educating youngsters on the range of identities… inside Scotland…and the necessity for mutual respect, tolerance and understanding (Scottish Authorities, 2002:36).
Each experiences (and Maitles, 2005) help educators tackling so known as controversial points, i.e. sectarianism, by means of training for citizenship by acknowledging that many controversial points are related to youngsters. Abdi and Shultz state that We must always not underestimate the function of training in instilling within the minds of individuals core human rights values (2008:three) and tackling tough points within the classroom permits youngsters to handle these on the very core of humanity – these which can be addressed within the Human Rights Act 1998 (Nationwide Archives, 2011) (see Appendix I), the Conference on the Rights of the Little one 1990 (Workplace of the United Nations, 2011) (see Appendix II) and permits youngsters to handle them in a fashion which complies with the Requirements in Scotlands Faculties and so forth. Act 2000, Part 2 (Nationwide Archives, 2011a) (see Appendix III).
Some notable considerations are raised concerning training for citizenship. Maitles (2005) and Maylor (2010), point out that some lecturers/educators consider that instructing controversial points to major age youngsters is unsuitable. Nonetheless, as this analysis has already highlighted, some younger youngsters cope with many controversial points every single day and on this period of expertise and web entry youngsters are seeing these points (AGC, 1998:12). At major college age youngsters are selecting up, whether or not from college, house or elsewhere…of what social issues impact them (AGC, 1998:12; Davies, 2011). Maitles (2005) and Dower (2008), increase considerations over the potential hypocrisy of training for citizenship, with Maitles stating that …inequalities in society, have a detrimental impact on the training for citizenship proposals (Maitles, 2005:16) By this they imply educators instructing youngsters about rights and tasks and values corresponding to equality and tolerance, to youngsters who, while within the classroom could also be equal, nevertheless, after they depart the classroom, huge social inequalities and intolerances might turn out to be seen. As well as, Dower (2008:47), bluntly states that To say all of us get pleasure from rights is a mockery, given the realities of the world.
Training for citizenship and its related abilities and values should be taught as youngsters in Scotland are rising up in an more and more various society (Scottish Government, 2006) and This training is important if we’re to … stay collectively appreciating and accepting our range and variations in a context of social justice, fairness and democracy (James, 2008:109). If attitudes can’t be accepted or tolerated or challenged then folks discover they’ve more and more much less in frequent with one another which results in at greatest segregation inside communities, at worst, open hostility to one another (Willems et al, 2010), an ideal instance being what occurred within the West of Scotland between the Scottish Protestants and the Irish Catholics within the 18th/19th century. Intolerance has blighted our society previously and youngsters should be taught from previous errors, in spite of everything, those that can’t keep in mind the previous are condemned to repeat it (George Santanya, cited in Abdi and Shultz, 2009:1).
Sectarianism
Sectarianism:
Denoting or regarding a sect or sects: the town’s conventional sectarian divide.
Adjective (of an motion) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect, denomination, or different group: sectarian killings
Rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or different group.
Noun: a member of a sect, an individual who rigidly follows the doctrines of a sect or different group.
(Oxford Dictionaries, 2010)
The roots of sectarianism in Scotland could be traced again to the 16th century and the Reformation of the church. Nonetheless, it was the inflow of Irish Catholic immigrant employees to Scotland within the 19th century which infamously related the west of Scotland with sectarianism.
The Irish Catholic immigrants had been an unknown entity to the Native Protestant Scots, who of their ignorance perceived them as savages (OHagan, 2000:32). The notion was that the Irish immigrants had been going to take jobs and housing from the Scots and try and unfold their harmful faith. Bruce et al (2004) explains that the concern and hatred of one another stemmed primarily from the truth that within the 19th century, folks wholeheartedly believed of their faith, and genuinely believed that the opposite faith was dangerously mistaken. Because of this, Irish Catholics had been attacked from the pulpit and on the street, (LTS, 2011a), refused employment, or had been saved on the backside of the labour market by affect from the native church and Orange Lodge (an organisation created in 1795 to advertise and defend the Protestant religion (Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, 2011)).
Within the 21st century, while it’s accepted that sectarianism did exist, the overall consensus seems to be that blatant discrimination of Catholics now not exists (Bruce (2000); McCrone and Rosie (2000); Paterson (2000), cited in Williams and Partitions, 2000). Nonetheless, there’s an acknowledgment that sectarianism in Scotland is a novel downside (Murray, 1984) and that sectarianism hides in a shadowy nook of our society and solely exhibits itself in peoples attitudes and prejudices (McCrone and Rosie, 2000:200). OHagan is extra blunt and easily states that Scotland is a divisive, bigoted society (2000:25) and Reilly, refers back to the Sunday Occasions, which in 1999 described Scotland as A rustic which hosts Orange marches the 12 months spherical whereas ceaselessly campaigning for the closure of Catholic faculties (2000:29). The Scottish Authorities shared these views, and in 2003 underneath Part 74 of the Legal Justice (Scotland) Act, 2003, sectarianism grew to become a prison offence (Nil By Mouth, 2011).
Sectarianism in 21st century Scotland is essentially related to soccer and faculties (Lynch, 2000), with Celtic Soccer Membership (CFC) and Rangers Soccer Membership (RFC) being significantly linked with sectarianism. CFC was based in 1888 by Brother Walfrid, initially a charity, it was arrange by Irish immigrants, for Irish immigrants, while RFC was based in 1872 by the McNeil household (Murray, 1984). In 1912, the shipbuilders Harland and Wolff arrived on the Clyde from Belfast and introduced with them a workforce of Protestant/Orange employees who in defiance of Catholic Celtic, gave their help to Rangers and so the 2 golf equipment had been outlined in historical past.
Lately, the 2 golf equipment, in affiliation with the Scottish Authorities have offered programmes to fight the sectarianism with which they’re related to (Nil By Mouth, 2011; Scottish Government, 2006a). The present image stays that Celtic and Rangers are nonetheless related to their illiberal historic pasts which is handed down from one technology to the following. Children, who’ve little interest in faith themselves, are inspired to be taught the sectarian tales and songs from their fathers and grandfathers and while not understanding the true that means of the phrases, will enter the soccer stadiums and turn out to be 90 minute bigots (Deuchar, Holligan, 2008:12; Bruce, 2000)
Catholic faculties have been a stone of competition in Scotland since they had been granted state-funding within the Scotland Training Act (1918) (Bruce et al, 2004). Though the colleges originated in the identical method as Protestant faculties (ibid), Catholics had been condemned for wanting their very own faculties hooked up to their very own church buildings. Those that declare that sectarianism is in decline declare that there isn’t a want for Catholic faculties and that they need to be boarded up for the sake of social concord, and those that declare that there’s sectarianism in Scotland declare Catholic faculties are accountable and ought to be boarded up (Reilly, 2000). Such detrimental perceptions of Catholic faculties, but there isn’t a proof that Catholic faculties encourage or breed sectarianism (ibid).
On the root of sectarianism, in its truest sense, is faith. Within the 21st century, on the matter of sectarianism, the Moderator of the Basic Meeting of the Church of Scotland, the Rt. Reverend Invoice Hewitt demanded that sectarianism be stamped out from Scotland…the nation should turn out to be extra tolerant and inclusive or society would endure (Scottish Christian, 2009) and one 12 months later, these views had been reiterated by the Rev Ian Galloway, (cited in Herald Scotland, 2010). In the meantime, the Scottish Catholic Church claimed that sectarianism was nonetheless very a lot in abundance in Scotland. The director of the Scottish Catholic Media Workplace is quoted stating that:
The bigotry, the bile, the sectarian undercurrents and innuendos should finish. Such hateful attitudes have had their day. They poison the nicely of group life. They should be excised and solid out as soon as and for all (Kearney, cited in Herald Glasgow, 2010).
This part has centered totally on the Catholic/Protestant tackle sectarianism as it’s this that Scotland is notorious for. Nonetheless, it should be famous that sectarianism can apply to any faith. MacMillan, discusses the plight of the Muslim group in Glasgow who’ve been slated for eager to open their very own college with accusations that their show on distinction are root causes of social division (2000:266). As a way to forestall historical past repeating itself, the following technology should be educated in such a fashion in order that Scotland can put sectarian attitudes into dustbin of historical past and construct a greater society (J.McConnell, 2006).
Training for Citizenship as a way to eradicate sectarian values and attitudes from Scotland
The Scottish Authorities declare that Training for Citizenship has the potential to handle the detrimental values and attitudes that feed sectarianism and stresses the significance that training performs in eradicating sectarianism in Scotland and claims that Curriculum for Excellence is itself a programme for tackling sectarianism (Salmond, 2005). This view is supported by Deuchar and Holligan, who after figuring out that teen acquired little enter concerning sectarianism in faculties said that Curriculum for Excellence is the chance to show controversial points (2008).
To help these claims, the Scottish Authorities created an academic useful resource for lecturers known as Dont Give it, Dont Take it, with the only intention of supporting lecturers to advertise anti-discrimination (Scottish Authorities, 2005). Then, in 2007, HMIe, launched Rely Us In: Selling understanding and combating sectarianism, which offered examples of initiatives which promote anti-sectarianism. They spotlight the significance of addressing this concern with younger youngsters as a result of the results of sectarianism…could be that younger folks develop restricted methods of considering which narrows their view of the world and damages their relationship with others (2007:1), due to this fact, we should educate our youngsters to see past their very own pursuits and dedication and take a wider, extra neutral view of the world (Miller, 2000:29).
Faculties throughout Scotland have adopted all kinds of approaches to anti-sectarian training which contribute to profitable studying (HMIe, 2007:6) and the proof gathered from college inspections point out that major college youngsters have embraced these approaches positively (HMIe, 2007). One standard method is twinning, the place neighbouring faculties, one denominational and one non-denominational come collectively to work collaboratively on an anti-sectarian venture. Angie Kotler, Strategic Director of the Faculties Linking Community, helps twinning because it creates alternatives to develop and deepen childrens data and understanding of identification/ies, range, equality and group (2010:49). She additionally stresses the significance of addressing controversial points in faculties as we can’t assume that youngsters may have different alternatives to develop their data and understanding. Training for citizenship is a way by which this may be achieved as it’s a vessel for tackling controversial points corresponding to human rights,… peace and battle decision, social equality and appreciation of range (LTS, 2011b). By way of these points, sectarianism in Scotland could be addressed and hopefully, in time, the legacy of sectarianism in Scotland could be worn out (Salmond, 2005).
Nonetheless, if initiatives corresponding to twinning are to be achieved efficiently then in response to Dr Uvanney Maylor (Reader in Training, College of Bedfordshire), classes selling shared values and citizenship belonging would want to facilitate an appreciation of how distinction is skilled outdoors college (2010:247), an opinion echoing that of 1 made earlier by Maitles (2005) and Dower (2008). Maylor states that youngsters will solely be capable of perceive and respect range if they’ve learnt to grasp and respect their very own identification, (2010). In faculties this may be achieved by making a constructive college ethos which challenges sectarianism and spiritual prejudice while encouraging and selling range, social inclusion, equality, fairness and constructive behaviour (LTS, 2011c).
In 2003, Finn, said that, as regards to sectarianism, training…has a lot to contribute to an understanding of this battle. To date it has failed to take action (2003:905). With the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence and supporting paperwork from HMIe, it seems that training is striving to overturn this notion and is sending a transparent message that sectarianism won’t be tolerated inside Scottish major faculties (HMIe, 2007). Maybe, in Scotland, with its distinctive relationship with sectarianism this entails, as a matter of urgency, a brand new and extra inclusive definition of Scottishness if the nation is to be one and at peace with itself…the Scotland of the long run should comprise no inside exiles (Reilly, 2000:39).
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Appendix I
Human Rights Act 1998
Articles related to this evaluation are:
Article 9 Freedom of thought, conscience and faith
- Everybody has the fitting to freedom of thought, conscience and faith; this proper contains freedom to vary his faith or perception and freedom, both alone or in group with others and in public or personal, to manifest his faith or perception, in worship, instructing, observe and observance.
- Freedom to manifest ones faith or beliefs shall be topic solely to such limitations as are prescribed by regulation and are needed in a democratic society within the pursuits of public security, for the safety of public order, well being or morals, or for the safety of the rights and freedoms of others.
Article 14 Prohibition of discrimination
The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth on this Conference shall be secured with out discrimination on any floor corresponding to intercourse, race, color, language, faith, political or different opinion, nationwide or social origin, affiliation with a nationwide minority, property, beginning or different standing.
(Nationwide Archives, 2011)
Appendix II
Conference on the Rights of the Little one 1990
Articles related to this evaluation are:
Article 12
- States Events shall guarantee to the kid who’s able to forming his or her personal views the fitting to specific these views freely in all issues affecting the kid, the views of the kid being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the kid.
- For this objective, the kid shall particularly be offered the chance to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the kid, both immediately, or by means of a consultant or an acceptable physique, in a fashion in keeping with the procedural guidelines of nationwide regulation.
Article 13
- The kid shall have the fitting to freedom of expression; this proper shall embrace freedom to hunt, obtain and impart data and concepts of all types, no matter frontiers, both orally, in writing or in print, within the type of artwork, or by means of some other media of the kid’s alternative.
- The train of this proper could also be topic to sure restrictions, however these shall solely be corresponding to are offered by regulation and are needed:
(a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others; or
(b) For the safety of nationwide safety or of public order (ordre public), or of public well being or morals.
Article 14
- States Events shall respect the fitting of the kid to freedom of thought, conscience and faith.
- States Events shall respect the rights and duties of the mother and father and, when relevant, authorized guardians, to offer course to the kid within the train of his or her proper in a fashion in keeping with the evolving capacities of the kid.
- Freedom to manifest one’s faith or beliefs could also be topic solely to such limitations as are prescribed by regulation and are needed to guard public security, order, well being or morals, or the basic rights and freedoms of others.
(Workplace of the United Nations, 2011)
Appendix III
Requirements in Scotlands Faculties and so forth. Act 2000
Part 2: Responsibility of training authority in offering college training
(1) The place college training is offered to a baby or younger individual by, or by advantage of preparations made, or entered into, by, an training authority it shall be the obligation of the authority to safe that the training is directed to the event of the persona, skills and psychological and bodily skills of the kid or younger individual to their fullest potential.
(2) In finishing up their obligation underneath this part, an training authority shall have due regard, as far as in all fairness practicable, to the views (if there’s a want to categorical them) of the kid or younger individual in selections that considerably have an effect on that baby or younger individual, taking account of the kid or younger individuals age and maturity.
(Nationwide Archives, 2011a)
