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

• Autore: Busch Elizabeth Kaufer
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.1150973
• Soggetto topico: Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States; Civics - Study and teaching - United States; United States - Politics and government - Study and teaching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WhiteJonathan W AgrestoJohn BauerleinMark BenolielPeter A BergnerJeff ColeBruce GioiaDana HirschE. D., Jr. <1928-> (Eric Donald) McClayWilfred M RadasanuAndrea SpillerLisa YonanJonathan
• 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.
• 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.: 9910452284803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II