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Civic illiteracy and education : battle for the hearts and minds of American youth
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Civic illiteracy and education : battle for the hearts and minds of American youth

Author: J D Marciano
Publisher: New York : Peter Lang, ©1997.
Series: Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.), v. 23.
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This book presents a disturbing thesis: education - often through history textbooks - promotes civic illiteracy and turns civic responsibility into patriotic conformity. Youth are taught to support a dominant-elite view of international conflicts which undermines the critical abilities that are essential for citizens in a democracy. Expanding upon the social and educational insights of dissident theorists, the  Read more...
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Marciano, J. D.
Civic illiteracy and education.
New York : Peter Lang, c1997
(OCoLC)605107614
Online version:
Marciano, J. D.
Civic illiteracy and education.
New York : Peter Lang, c1997
(OCoLC)605107641
Online version:
Marciano, J. D.
Civic illiteracy and education.
New York : Peter Lang, c1997
(OCoLC)609294112
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: J D Marciano
ISBN: 0820428795 9780820428796
OCLC Number: 32853819
Description: 217 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Ch. 1. The Crisis in Civic Literacy and Foundational Principles --
Ch. 2. America: The Dominant-Elite View --
Ch. 3. America: A Dissenting View --
Ch. 4. The Radical Tradition in Educational Criticism --
Ch. 5. Civic Illiteracy and American History Textbooks: The U.S.-Vietnam War --
Ch. 6. The Persian Gulf War --
Ch. 7. Civic Literacy and the Gulf War: Critical Pedagogy and an Alternative Vision.
Series Title: Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.), v. 23.
Responsibility: John Marciano.

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This book presents a disturbing thesis: education - often through history textbooks - promotes civic illiteracy and turns civic responsibility into patriotic conformity. Youth are taught to support a dominant-elite view of international conflicts which undermines the critical abilities that are essential for citizens in a democracy. Expanding upon the social and educational insights of dissident theorists, the author challenges the view of civic literacy put forth by such educators as William Bennett and Diane Ravitch.

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