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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779421903321

Titolo

Civic education and the future of American citizenship [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Jonathan W. White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2013

ISBN

0-7391-7058-9

1-299-18482-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BuschElizabeth Kaufer

WhiteJonathan W

Disciplina

370.11/5

Soggetti

Civics - Study and teaching - United States

Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States

United States Politics and government Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.