Digital opportunities for civic education

Joseph Kahne, Jacqueline Ullman, Ellen Middaugh

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    Abstract

    Picture a university lecture hall, filled with first-year college stuents. In walks the philosophy professor who unfortunately has not had the chance to prepare for her Introduction to Philosophy class. However, she has a solution - she will pose a provocative question and then facilitate the conversation. She asks "Which is worse: apathy or ignorance?" The class is silent for a moment before a young man in the front row sleepily replies, "I don't know. And I don't care."
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMaking Civics Count: Citizenship Education for a New Generation
    EditorsDavid Campbell, Meira Levinson, Fredrick Hess
    Place of PublicationU.S.A.
    PublisherHarvard Educational Press
    Pages207-228
    Number of pages22
    ISBN (Print)9781612504773
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Keywords

    • education
    • policymakers
    • media
    • society
    • virtual world
    • online activities

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