Teaching Civic Engagement: From Student to Active Citizen
- ISBN-10
- 1878147404
- ISBN-13
- 9781878147400
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Authors
- Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Elizabeth A. Bennion, Dick W. Simpson
Description
Teaching Civic Engagement provides an exploration of key theoretical discussions, innovative ideas, and best practices in educating citizens in the 21st century. The book addresses theoretical debates over the place of civic engagement education in Political Science. It offers pedagogical examples in several sub-fields, including evidence of their effectiveness and models of appropriate assessment. Written by political scientists from a range of institutions and subfields, Teaching Civic Engagement makes the case that civic and political engagement should be a central part of our mission as a discipline.
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