| Making Civics Count: Citizenship Education for a New Generation Contributor(s): Campbell, David E. (Editor), Levinson, Meira (Editor), Hess, Frederick M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1612504760 ISBN-13: 9781612504766 Publisher: Harvard Education PR OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science - Education | Elementary - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship |
| Dewey: 372.83 |
| LCCN: 2012937483 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.01 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "By nearly every measure, Americans are less engaged in their communities and political activity than generations past." So write the editors of this volume, who survey the current practices and history of citizenship education in the United States. They argue that the current period of "creative destruction"--when schools are closing and opening in response to reform mandates--is an ideal time to take an in-depth look at how successful strategies and programs promote civic education and good citizenship. Making Civics Count offers research-based insights into what diverse students and teachers know and do as civic actors, and proposes a blueprint for civic education for a new generation that is both practical and visionary. |
Contributor Bio(s): Levinson, Meira: - Meira Levinson is a professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and former middle school teacher in the Atlanta and Boston Public Schools.Campbell, David E.: - David E. Campbell is professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and founding director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy.Hess, Frederick M.: - Frederick M. Hess is a resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of Cage-Busting Leadership (Harvard Education Press, 2013). |