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UNINA9910451780803321 |
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Titolo |
Making good citizens [[electronic resource] ] : education and civil society / / edited by Diane Ravitch and Joseph P. Viteritti |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73055-6 |
9786611730550 |
0-300-12978-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RavitchDiane |
ViterittiJoseph P. <1946-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States |
Civics - Study and teaching - United States |
Education - Aims and objectives - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Education and Democracy -- Chapter 2. Education and Democratic Citizenship -- Chapter 3. Community-Based Social Capital and Educational Performance -- Chapter 4. Fluctuations of Social Capital in an Urban Neighborhood -- Chapter 5. To Not Fade Away: Restoring Civil Identity Among the Young -- Chapter 6. Moral Disagreement, Moral Education, Common Ground -- Chapter 7. Some Problems in Acknowledging Diversity -- Chapter 8. Education and Citizenship in an Age of Pluralism -- Chapter 9. Common Education and the Democratic Ideal -- Chapter 10 Once More into the Breach: Reflections on Jefferson, Madison, and the Religion Problem -- Chapter 11. Civil Society, Religion, and the Formation of Citizens -- Chapter 12. Schooling and Religious Pluralism -- Chapter 13. Religion and Education: American Exceptionalism? -- Chapter 14. Risking Choice, Redressing Inequality -- Contributors -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Americans have reason to be concerned about the condition of American democracy at the start of the twenty-first century. Surveys |
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show that civic participation has declined, cynicism about government has increased, and young people have a weak grasp of the principles that underlie our constitutional system. Crucial questions must be answered: How serious is the situation? What role do schools play in shaping civic behavior? Are current education reform initiatives-such as multiculturalism and school choice-counterproductive? How can schools contribute toward reversing the trend?This volume brings together leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines to probe the relation between a healthy democracy and education. Their original and provocative discussions cut across a range of important topics: the cultivation of democratic values, the formation of social capital in schools and communities, political conflict in a pluralist society, the place of religion in public life, the enduring problems of racial inequality. Gathering together the most current research and thinking on education and civil society, this is a book that deserves the attention of everyone who cares about the quality and future of American democracy. |
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