Making good citizens [[electronic resource] ] : education and civil society / / edited by Diane Ravitch and Joseph P. Viteritti

• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.11/5
• Soggetto topico: Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States; Civics - Study and teaching - United States; Education - Aims and objectives - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RavitchDiane ViterittiJoseph P. <1946->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Americans have reason to be concerned about the condition of American democracy at the start of the twenty-first century. Surveys 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Making good citizens
• ISBN: 1-281-73055-6; 9786611730550; 0-300-12978-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451780803321
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