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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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