Civics Beyond Critics
Subtitle: Character Education in a Liberal Democracy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780198733614
Subjects: Education, political aspects; Education and state; Civics, study and teaching
Description: Examines the orthodox view that education for civic character must be limited to avoid compromising its recipients' ability to think and act as critically autonomous citizens, arguing that traits such as law-abidingness, civic identification, and support for society's institutions are equally essential.