Book contents
- Educating for Democracy
- Educating for Democracy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Citizen, the Most Important Office in a Democracy
- 2 Educating for the Office of Citizen
- 3 Reflection as an Educational Aim of the New Patriot
- 4 The Humanities
- 5 The Humanities
- 6 STEM and the Democratic Aims of Mathematics Education
- 7 STEM and the Democratic Aims of Science Education
- 8 The Expressive Curriculum
- 9 Democratic Education and Moral Growth
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2023
- Educating for Democracy
- Educating for Democracy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Citizen, the Most Important Office in a Democracy
- 2 Educating for the Office of Citizen
- 3 Reflection as an Educational Aim of the New Patriot
- 4 The Humanities
- 5 The Humanities
- 6 STEM and the Democratic Aims of Mathematics Education
- 7 STEM and the Democratic Aims of Science Education
- 8 The Expressive Curriculum
- 9 Democratic Education and Moral Growth
- Index
Summary
Abstract: Cultivating custodians of democracy requires a deep understanding of the environmental and cultural forces that impel change, as well as the skills to respond to unexpected events in ways that promote inclusive participation. While civics, history, and social studies have traditionally been assigned the task of citizenship education, I will argue that if democracy is to flourish, the education of the new patriot will require the reconstruction of the STEM and expressive (aesthetic) curricula as well. The aim is to create a body of citizens who are committed to maintaining a democratic culture, who are open to change, and can reassess their individual and collective responses to it. Thus, Educating for Democracy holds that today democracy requires a new form of patriotism, one where loyalty and commitment are informed by disciplined inquiry and broad participation. The book shows how different subject areas can contribute to this aim.
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- Educating for Democracy , pp. 1 - 12Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023