Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era - Emphasizing Truth in the Education of Citizens

Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era asserts that honesty is an important component in a healthy democracy and yet very few schools overtly teach it. This book describes what honesty is, how it is connected to truth, why both are important to and at risk in democracies today, and how we should teach them in schools.

About the author

Sarah M. Stitzlein is Professor of Education and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. Her research explores issues of political agency, educating for democracy, youth civic engagement, and equity in schools. She is the author of Learning How to Hope and American Public Education and the Responsibility of its Citizens, and co-editor of the journal Democracy & Education.

Summary

Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era asserts that honesty is an important component in a healthy democracy and yet very few schools overtly teach it. This book describes what honesty is, how it is connected to truth, why both are important to and at risk in democracies today, and how we should teach them in schools.

Additional text

Stitzlein covers issues of dissent, truth seeking, and inquiry as a practice of democracy in this exploration of citizenship education.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah M Stitzlein, Sarah M. Stitzlein, Sarah M. (Professor of Education and Af Stitzlein
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2025
• EAN: 9780197775882
• ISBN: 978-0-19-777588-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Educational psychology, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social issues & processes, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Social and ethical issues