Education, Extremism and Terrorism

Dianne Gereluk is Associate Professor in Policy and Leadership Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada, and Senior Research Fellow at Roehampton University, UK. Her research currently examines the parameters of parents' ability to decide the extent to which their children are exposed to and taught about controversial issues in schools. Dianne is also author of Education and Community (Continuum 2006), and Symbolic Clothing in Schools (Continuum 2008).

• 1. The 'War on Terror': Extremism and the Classroom; 2. To Broach or Not to Broach?; 3. The Social Construction of Knowledge in the Classroom; 4. Controversy at the School Gates; 5. Sensibility, Reasonableness and Moderation; Bibliography; Index.

‘Dianne Gereluk provides a comprehensive and daring look at the pressing issue of teaching about terrorism and extremism in schools. Rich in direct discussion of classroom practices and offering a clear analysis of the principles that should guide them, this book is sensitive both to the realities of teaching and to the demands of democracy. Gereluk advocates situating teaching on terrorism and extremism within a larger moral framework, one that corresponds with democratic and political values. This book provides a much needed resource to administrators and teachers who are struggling with the changing faces of war and their educational implications. ‘ Sigal Ben-Porath, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA