Educating Citizens reports on how some American colleges and universities are preparing thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible graduates. Many institutions assert these ambitions, but too few act on them. The authors demonstrate the fundamental importance of moral and civic education, describe how the historical and contemporary landscapes of higher education have shaped it, and explain the educational and developmental goals and processes involved in educating citizens. They examine the challenges colleges and universities face when they dedicate themselves to this vital task and present concrete ways to overcome those challenges.
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"Educating Citizens contains much of value and interest to all of its intended audiences." (Journal of College Student Development, December 2003)
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"The authors have provided a superb account of civic education on college and university campuses in these troubled times. They combine specific examples of best practices with an exceptionally thoughtful philosophical exploration of the meaning and impact of civic learning."
— Nannerl O. Keohane, president, Duke University
— Nannerl O. Keohane, president, Duke University
"A comprehensive, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted analysis of American higher education's actual and potential role in preparing undergraduates for citizenship and life. If you have any interest in the civic and moral education of our nation's college students, read this book!"
— Alexander W. Astin, Allan Murray Cartter Professor and Director, Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
"Americans today are more conscious than they have been for many decades that free institutions cannot be taken for granted. The very survival of self-government depends on the character and capabilities of citizens committed to a public good beyond the narrow confines of self-interest. Educating Citizens is a profoundly timely and enlightening book in these circumstances. The authors enable us to understand a neglected aspect of students experience in colleges and universities and help us chart a new and compelling future for higher education in America."
— Eamonn Callan, associate dean and professor of education, Stanford University
"Educating Citizens will become the benchmark resource for everyone who views effective citizenship as an essential outcome of liberal education for the twenty-first century. The authors summarize the research on civic and moral development and present a wealth of campus designs for moving civic engagement and ethical judgment back to the center of academic attention. The authors also provide an incisive history of liberal education that shows how higher education lost its way on civic and ethical development, and they describe in detail what it will take to build a more engaged and public-spirited academy."
— Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges and Universities
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WE BEGIN WITH the story of Virginia Foster Durr, who was a friend of the two senior authors of this book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
systemic social responsibility, student moral relativism, civic learning, twelve campuses, moral and civic development, civic maturity, study campuses, case study institutions, civic growth, civic understanding, civic goals, senior capstone courses, ethical communication, civic issues, civic education, civic focus, case study schools, vice learning, educating citizens, disciplinary learning, distinctive definition, contemporary higher education, extracurricular programs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force Academy, Notre Dame, United States, Alverno College, Duke University, Portland State University, Spelman College, University Studies, California State University, Monterey Bay, Freshman Inquiry, Messiah College, Roman Catholic, Tusculum College, Carnegie Foundation, Miami University, Rob Reich, The Reflective Woman, Virginia Durr, Campus Compact, Lee Shulman, Sister Antonia, Stanford University, World War, Alma Blount New!
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WE BEGIN WITH the story of Virginia Foster Durr, who was a friend of the two senior authors of this book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
systemic social responsibility, student moral relativism, civic learning, twelve campuses, moral and civic development, civic maturity, study campuses, case study institutions, civic growth, civic understanding, civic goals, senior capstone courses, ethical communication, civic issues, civic education, civic focus, case study schools, vice learning, educating citizens, disciplinary learning, distinctive definition, contemporary higher education, extracurricular programs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force Academy, Notre Dame, United States, Alverno College, Duke University, Portland State University, Spelman College, University Studies, California State University, Monterey Bay, Freshman Inquiry, Messiah College, Roman Catholic, Tusculum College, Carnegie Foundation, Miami University, Rob Reich, The Reflective Woman, Virginia Durr, Campus Compact, Lee Shulman, Sister Antonia, Stanford University, World War, Alma Blount New!
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- General Education in a Free Society by Harvard University on page 30, and Back Matter
- John Adams by David McCullough in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time by Paul Rogat Loeb on page 155
- On the Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on page 157
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman on page 151
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