Civic Education and the Future of American Citizenship

Herausgeber: Busch, Elizabeth Kaufer; White, Jonathan W.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780739170564
• ISBN-10: 0739170562
• Artikelnr.: 36398023

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Kaufer Busch is associate professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and founder and co-director of the Center for American Studies (CAS). Jonathan W. White is assistant professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Jonathan W. White Part I:
Foundations of Civic and Liberal Education Chapter 1: The Inspiring Idea of
the Common School E. D. Hirsch Chapter 2: Memory and Sacrifice in the
Formation of Civic Consciousness Wilfred M. McClay Chapter 3: Polishing
Barbarous Mores: Montesquieu on Liberalism and Civic Education Andrea
Radasanu Part II: The Changing Landscape of American Civic Life Chapter 4:
American Amnesia Bruce Cole Chapter 5: The Peer Bubble Mark Bauerlein
Chapter 6: Voter Beware: Responsible Voting in an Age of Political
Marketing Jeff Bergner and Lisa Spiller Part III: On the Ends of Liberal
Education Chapter 7: Majoring in Servitude: The Liberal Arts and the
Formation of Citizens Jonathan Yonan Chapter 8: Education To What
End-Vocation or Virtue? Peter A. Benoliel Chapter 9: "Reflection and
Choice": The Liberal Arts and the Foundation of the American Experiment
John Agresto Afterword: The Impoverishment of American Culture Dana Gioia