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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.11/5
• Soggetto topico: Civics - Study and teaching - United States; Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government Study and teaching
• Altri autori: BuschElizabeth Kaufer WhiteJonathan W
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic education and the future of American citizenship
• ISBN: 0-7391-7058-9; 1-299-18482-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779421903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II