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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.
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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"This thought-provoking collection is a useful start for considering how our schools might move beyond the platitudes of multiculturalism."-Gary Rosen, New York Times Book ReviewI; "Several contributions offer trenchant insights on the relation among education, religion, and civic involvement . . . [and another] adds an invaluable international perspective to what is too often an insular debate about educational policies."-David Steiner, Journal of Education
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Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education, School of Education, New York University, and holder of the Brown Chair in Education Policy at the Brookings Institution. Joseph P. Viteritti is Research Professor of Public Policy, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University. Professors Ravitch and Viteritti are coeditors of New Schools for a New Century, published by Yale University
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- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0300099177
- ISBN 13 9780300099171
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- Number of pages368
- EditorRavitch Diane, Viteritti Joseph P.
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