Civic Education and the Future of American Citizenship [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452284803321
• Autore: Busch Elizabeth Kaufer
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
• ISBN: 0-7391-7058-9; 1-299-18482-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WhiteJonathan W; AgrestoJohn; BauerleinMark; BenolielPeter A; BergnerJeff; ColeBruce; GioiaDana; HirschE. D., Jr. <1928-> (Eric Donald); McClayWilfred M; RadasanuAndrea; SpillerLisa; YonanJonathan
• Disciplina: 370.1150973
• Soggetti: Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States; Civics - Study and teaching - United States; United States - Politics and government - Study and teaching; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Foundations of Civic and Liberal Education; Chapter One: The Inspiring Idea of the Common School; Chapter Two: Memory and Sacrifice in the Formation of Civic Consciousness; Chapter Three: Polishing Barbarous Mores; II: The Changing Landscape of American Civic Life; Chapter Four: American Amnesia; Chapter Five: The Peer Bubble; Chapter Six: Voter Beware; III: ; On the Ends of Liberal Education; Chapter Seven: Majoring in Servitude; Chapter Eight: Education to What End-Vocation or Virtue?; Chapter Nine: "Reflection and Choice"; Afterword; Index; About the Editors and Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Lack of civic knowledge, ignorance about the U.S. Constitution, and general ambivalence about education threaten the fiber of this nation. The remedy to this malaise, advocated in various ways by a diverse group of contributors, is a well-rounded, liberal education that prepares citizens to participate in a free republic.