Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil SocietyDiane Ravitch, Joseph P. Viteritti Yale University Press, 1. 1. 2001 - Počet stran: 358 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. |
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Education and Democracy Diane Ravitch | 15 |
Education and Democratic Citizenship Norman Nie | 30 |
CommunityBased Social Capital and Educational | 58 |
Fluctuations of Social Capital in an Urban Neighborhood | 96 |
Restoring Civil Identity Among | 122 |
Moral Disagreement Moral Education Common Ground | 142 |
Some Problems in Acknowledging Diversity Nathan Glazer | 168 |
Education and Citizenship in an Age of Pluralism | 187 |
Common Education and the Democratic Ideal | 213 |
Reflections on Jefferson Madison | 233 |
Civil Society Religion and the Formation of Citizens | 263 |
Schooling and Religious Pluralism Alan Wolfe | 279 |
American Exceptionalism? | 297 |
Risking Choice Redressing Inequality Joseph P Viteritti | 326 |
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