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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: 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 |
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| 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. |
Abstract:
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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- United States -- History -- Textbooks.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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- Civics.
- Politieke vorming.
- Kritische pedagogiek.
- Bewaffneter Konflikt
- Patriotismus
- Demokratische Erziehung
- Schulbuch
- Geschichtsunterricht
- Geschichtsbewusstsein
- Schüler
- Einstellung
- Jugend
- Politische Bildung
- USA
