Liberal education and citizenship in a free society /:

"This book features prominent scholars whose essays draw from their research expertise and experience as educators to assess the value of liberal and civic education in the modern world. Their essays demonstrate how the study of transformative texts is an important adjunct to teaching citizensh...

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Other Authors: Dyer, Justin Buckley, 1983- (Editor), Vassiliou, Constantine Christos (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2023]
Series:Studies in constitutional democracy.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"This book features prominent scholars whose essays draw from their research expertise and experience as educators to assess the value of liberal and civic education in the modern world. Their essays demonstrate how the study of transformative texts is an important adjunct to teaching citizenship in the United States. The unifying theme of the essays is the need to create space for contemplation and leisure in academic life-an indispensable feature of a classic liberal education that permits students to reflect upon what it means to live nobly before assuming future leadership roles in their professional lives"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 435 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0826274889
9780826274885