TY  - GEN
T1  - Making good citizens : education and civil society
A2  - Ravitch, Diane
A2  - Viteritti, Joseph P., 1946-
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2001
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn246971470
AB  - 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 behaviour? 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 recent 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.
OP  - 358
CN  - LC1091 .M28 2001eb
SN  - 0300129785
SN  - 9780300129786
SN  - 1281730556
SN  - 9781281730558
SN  - 0300088787
SN  - 9780300088786
KW  - Citizenship : Study and teaching : United States.
KW  - Civics : Study and teaching : United States.
KW  - Education : Aims and objectives : United States.
KW  - Éducation à la citoyenneté : États-Unis.
KW  - Éducation : Finalités : États-Unis.
KW  - Citoyenneté : Étude et enseignement : États-Unis.
KW  - EDUCATION : Aims & Objectives.
KW  - EDUCATION : Philosophy & Social Aspects.
KW  - Citizenship : Study and teaching
KW  - Civics : Study and teaching
KW  - Education : Aims and objectives
KW  - United States
KW  - Onderwijs.
KW  - Doelstellingen.
KW  - Burgerschap.
KW  - Democratie.
KW  - Politieke socialisatie.
ER  -