02560nam 2200493 a 450 991077942190332120200520144314.00-7391-7058-91-299-18482-0(CKB)2550000001003027(EBL)1127703(OCoLC)845250726(MiAaPQ)EBC1127703(Au-PeEL)EBL1127703(CaPaEBR)ebr10659250(CaONFJC)MIL449732(EXLCZ)99255000000100302720121001d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Civic education and the future of American citizenship[electronic resource] /edited by Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Jonathan W. WhiteLanham Lexington Books20131 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-7057-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAbout the Editors and ContributorsLack 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.CivicsStudy and teachingUnited StatesCitizenshipStudy and teachingUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentStudy and teachingCivicsStudy and teachingCitizenshipStudy and teaching370.11/5Busch Elizabeth Kaufer1578702White Jonathan W1483328MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779421903321Civic education and the future of American citizenship3858303UNINA