The Problem: Democracy at Risk

Autor/inn/en	White, William E.; van Scotter, Richard; Hartoonian, H. Michael; Davis, James E.
Titel	The Problem: Democracy at Risk
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 98 (2007) 6, S.228-230 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Democracy; Citizenship Education; Citizen Participation; Citizenship Responsibility; Role of Education; Citizen Role; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Bildungsauftrag; Bürgerinitiative
Abstract	The future of the American experiment, and the life of the democratic republic that is the United States, is at risk. American citizens have endangered the republic by failing to educate new generations of citizens about civic responsibility. As early as the nineteenth century, the tension between individualism and American republican principles was evident. Engaging in civic discourse is hard work and is more difficult when means for opting out are easily available. In this article, the authors discuss how civic education can be a way to reactivate American civic life. The authors also recommend a curriculum that engenders affection for the nation's history and the civic responsibility of individual citizens. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10