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Making Good Citizens

Education and Civil Society

By: Diane Ravitch (Editor), Joseph P. Viteritti (Editor)

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Paperback | 12 September 2003 | Edition Number 1

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Americans have reason to be concerned about the condition of American democracy at the start of the twenty-first century. Surveys show that civic participation has declined, cynicism about government has increased, and young people have a weak grasp of the principles that underlie our constitutional system. Crucial questions must be answered: How serious is the situation? What role do schools play in shaping civic behavior? Are current education reform initiatives—such as multiculturalism and school choice—counterproductive? How can schools contribute toward reversing the trend?

This volume brings together leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines to probe the relation between a healthy democracy and education. Their original and provocative discussions cut across a range of important topics: the cultivation of democratic values, the formation of social capital in schools and communities, political conflict in a pluralist society, the place of religion in public life, the enduring problems of racial inequality. Gathering together the most current research and thinking on education and civil society, this is a book that deserves the attention of everyone who cares about the quality and future of American democracy.

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"This thought-provoking collection is a useful start for considering how our schools might move beyond the platitudes of multiculturalism." Gary Rosen, New York Times Book Review; "Several contributions offer trenchant insights on the relations between education, religion, and civic involvement, and another adds an invaluable international perspective to what is too often an insular debate about educational policies." David Steiner, Journal of Education

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Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Education and Democracy	p. 15
Education and Democratic Citizenship	p. 30
Community-Based Social Capital and Educational Performance	p. 58
Fluctuations of Social Capital in an Urban Neighborhood	p. 96
To Not Fade Away: Restoring Civil Identity Among the Young	p. 122
Moral Disagreement, Moral Education, Common Ground	p. 142
Some Problems in Acknowledging Diversity	p. 168
Education and Citizenship in an Age of Pluralism	p. 187
Common Education and the Democratic Ideal	p. 213
Once More into the Breach: Reflections on Jefferson, Madison, and the Religion Problem	p. 233
Civil Society, Religion, and the Formation of Citizens	p. 263
Schooling and Religious Pluralism	p. 279
Religion and Education: American Exceptionalism?	p. 297
Risking Choice, Redressing Inequality	p. 326
List of Contributors	p. 344
Index	p. 347
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