Год выпуска: 2007 Автор: Anne Colby Издательство: Страниц: 384 ISBN: 9780787985547
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Praise for Educating for Democracy "Among the goals of higher education, none is so frequently mentioned or so rarely analyzed with care as preparing students to be citizens. This book goes a long way toward rectifying the problem. It is certainly the most thoughtful, practical, and comprehensive treatment I have seen of this important subject." Derek Bok, president emeritus, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government "Educating for Democracy is a model of scholarship that is rigorous and interdisciplinary, but accessible and engaged. It sounds a clarion call for higher education to embrace once again its historic civic mission?and it shows how administrators and faculty members can work together to do this." William A. Galston, senior fellow, The Brookings Institution "In thoughtful, engaging, and illuminating prose, Educating for Democracy offers a comprehensive guide to political engagement and citizenship. This book takes on an enormously...
