Civics Beyond Critics - Character Education in a Liberal Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Born and raised in England and educated at Oxford and Harvard universities, Ian MacMullen is a Political Theorist who specializes in the Politics of Education and of Religious and Cultural Pluralism. He is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Klappentext This book examines the goals of civic education in liberal democracy, and demonstrates how we can recognize the value of the kinds of character formation that civic education has traditionally involved without losing the portion of the truth that can be found in the orthodox view which favors critical autonomy Zusammenfassung This book examines the goals of civic education in liberal democracy, and demonstrates how we can recognize the value of the kinds of character formation that civic education has traditionally involved without losing the portion of the truth that can be found in the orthodox view which favors critical autonomy Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction I: Promoting Compliance with Laws 2: Cultivating Motives for Compliance 3: Evaluating Education for Compliance: A Cost-Benefit Analysis II: Fostering Civic Motivation 4: Sources of Civic Motivation 5: Doing Without Love III: Status Quo Bias in Civic Education 6: Status Quo Educational Bias: Its Nature and Sources 7: A Qualified Defense of Status Quo Bias 8: Conclusion: Citizenship and the Limits of Autonomy

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• Autori: Ian Macmullen, Ian (Assistant of Political Science MacMullen, Ian (Assistant Professor of Political S Macmullen, Ian (Assistant Professor of Political Science MacMullen, MacMullen Ian
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9780198733614
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873361-4
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Oxford Political Theory; Oxford Political Theory (Hardc; Oxford Political Theory; Oxford Political Theory (Hardc
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political structure & processes, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes