Contents and Curriculum Guide
Summary of Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia
Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia and the SOSE/HSIE Curriculum
A guide to using Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia in the SOSE/HSIE curriculum and reference to the strands and student outcomes of Studies of society and environment--A curriculum profile for Australian schools.
Why integrate an Asian perspective specifically into Civics and Citizenship education?
A rationale for including the studies of Asia in civics and citizenship education in the Australian curriculum.
Student Activities
Citizenship
Ideas about and practices of citizenship in the Asia region are explored through the activity sheets. The activities build upon and complement the publication Voices & Values: Citizenship in Asia.
Environment
The student activities provided on the three activity sheets on this website build upon and complement the material 'Caring for the Earth', Voices & Values: Citizenship in Asia.
National Identity
The three activity sheets on this website explore national ideals and principles and the symbols that nations use to express their national values. The activities build upon and complement the publication Voices & Values: Citizenship in Asia.
Resources
Asia Web Links
Annotated links to information on the Internet from and about citizenship in parts of Asia.
Annotated Bibliography
An annotated guide to other relevant resources.
Summary of Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia
Voices and Values: Citizenship in Asia explores notions of what it means to be a citizen in the Asia region, with thematic and country-specific sections. Designed as a multi-purpose, complementary text, it is source-based to encourage an enquiry approach by students. Students are engaged by the dynamic and interesting voices of young people in the Asia region. It is through these young people's voices that students in Australia are exposed to diverse perspectives--their ideas, opinions and the civic issues they consider important. The book contains six sections:
1 Citizens Count!
- Explores differing notions of citizenship, with examples from Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Philippines.
- Presents ideas of cooperation and responsibility, with examples from Cambodia, Bangladesh, Burma and Korea.
- Presents surveys about social concerns across some of the major cities of Asia.
- Debates whether or not Asian values exist.
- Uses examples of collective actions by citizens from India, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan.
2 Caring for the Earth
- Presents environmental problems and issues that face the Asia region.
- Explores young peoples' concerns and responses to environmental issues, with examples from India, Philippines and Thailand.
3 Indonesian Unity in Diversity
- Introduces the ideals of Indonesia from the Pancasila.
- Introduces the tenets and significance of Islam.
- Explores Indonesian and Australian values.
- Highlights mutual co-operation through gotong royong.
4 National Identity
- Explores the principles and ideals of states within the region with a two-page map spread containing extracts from many national constitutions.
- Examines national symbols, such as flags and flowers, and the notion of national heroes, focussing on Korea as an example.
5 Japanese Style
- Introduces the system of learning citizenship at school, with examples of homeroom structures, school cleaning, student councils and club activities.
- Presents survey results of the social concerns of students.
- Change in families is explored through an interview with two students.
- Examines a social issue concerning families: the care for the elderly.
6 Chinese Family Matters
- Presents Confucian values and revolutionary change through the thoughts of Mao.
- Examines traditional Chinese family structure.
- Provides examples of rural and urban families for analysis.
- Presents the One Child Policy as a case study for enquiry.
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are provided in Stay Tuned! boxes at the end of each section under the following headings:
- Comprehension
- to assess knowledge and understanding of the information and ideas in the text
- Investigation
- research and enquiry activities to extend student understanding
- Analysing
- a variety of different and interesting means for students to reflect upon, analyse and connect with ideas in the text
 Communication
- a full range of creative strategies in written and non-written forms to communicate concepts and understandings
- Role Play
- a diverse range of creative situations for students to develop a variety of perspectives (including empathy)
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