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Character, Civic Renewal And Service Learning For Democratic Citizenship In Higher Education, John Annette
Character, Civic Renewal And Service Learning For Democratic Citizenship In Higher Education, John Annette
Civic Engagement
This article explores the civic republican conception of citizenship underlying the Labour government's programme of civil renewal and the introduction of education for democratic citizenship. It considers the importance of the cultivation of civic virtue through political participation for such developments and it reviews the research into how service teaming linked to character education can lead to the civic virtue of duty or social responsibility.
Democratic Service Learning, Lew Allen, Kathy Thompson
Democratic Service Learning, Lew Allen, Kathy Thompson
Civic Engagement
The ultimate purpose of American public education is to help students learn how to be compassionate, problem-solving citizens in a democratic society. It is the job of schools to help each generation envision a better future and acquire the dispositions, skills, and experiences to make this vision a reality. Our youngest citizens need a democratic education, for which service-learning is an indispensable element.