Author : Anne Colby,Elizabeth Beaumont,Thomas Ehrlich,Josh Corngold
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 0470623586
Educating for Democracy by Anne Colby,Elizabeth Beaumont,Thomas Ehrlich,Josh Corngold Pdf
Educating for Democracy reports the results of the Political Engagement Project, a study of educational practices at the college level that prepare students for responsible democratic participation. In this book, coauthors Anne Colby, Elizabeth Beaumont, Thomas Ehrlich, and Josh Corngold show that education for political development can increase students’ political understanding, skill, motivation, and involvement while contributing to many aspects of general academic learning.