| Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society Contributor(s): Ravitch, Diane (Author), Viteritti, Joseph P. (Author), Ravitch, Diane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0300099177 ISBN-13: 9780300099171 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 Annotation: In this book leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines probe the relation between a healthy democracy and education. Contributors such as Jean Bethke Elshtain, Nathan Glazer, Robert Putnam, Jack Rakove, and Alan Wolfe discuss topics that range from the place of religion in public life to political conflict in a pluralist society to the problems of racial inequality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Aims & Objectives - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship |
| Dewey: 370.115 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.04" W x 9.34" (1.13 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |