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American public education and the responsibility of its citizens : supporting democracy in the age of accountability /

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Rather than poorly performing schools, the current educational crisis is really about citizen responsibility. Citizens must insure that democratic processes are nurtured. This is perhaps most achievable in public schools. Therefore, citizens have a responsibility to support public schools and this b...

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Main Author: Stitzlein, Sarah Marie, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Education and state > United States > Citizen participation.
Public schools > United States > Citizen participation.
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Participation des citoyens.
Écoles publiques > États-Unis > Participation des citoyens.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Democracy
Education > Aims and objectives
Education and state > Citizen participation
Public schools > Citizen participation
United States
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; American Public Education and the Responsibility of Its Citizens; Copyright; Contents; 1. Changing Schools, Changing Citizens, Changing Priorities; 2. Accountability, the Public, and Public Schools; 3. Defining Public Schools and Understanding Their Shifting Terrain; 4. Critiquing the Changing Practices of Public Schooling; 5. Our Schools, Our Responsibility, Our Democracy; 6. Fulfilling Citizen Responsibilities; 7. Legitimacy of Public Schools; 8. Citizenship Education and Habits of Democracy; 9. Educating Citizens Through and For Democracy and Our Public Schools; Acknowledgments.