Book Review: What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good
How should schools educate for democracy? This is the question that Joel Westheimer grapples with in <em>What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good</em>. He argues that the purpose of schooling in democratic societies like the United States must prioritize the educa...
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| description | How should schools educate for democracy? This is the question that Joel Westheimer grapples with in <em>What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good</em>. He argues that the purpose of schooling in democratic societies like the United States must prioritize the education of democratic citizens who are able to base their social participation on critical thinking. <p><em>What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good </em>by Joel Westheimer. Teachers College Press, 2015. 121 pp. $24.95 (paper). ISBN 0807756350.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ea6fa0c25474e87bbd95c2b25393ba32022-12-21T22:59:39ZengUnisa PressEducation as Change1682-32061947-94172017-07-0121119319710.17159/1947-9417/2017/22801113Book Review: What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common goodElena Toukan0Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of TorontoHow should schools educate for democracy? This is the question that Joel Westheimer grapples with in <em>What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good</em>. He argues that the purpose of schooling in democratic societies like the United States must prioritize the education of democratic citizens who are able to base their social participation on critical thinking. <p><em>What kind of citizen? Educating our children for the common good </em>by Joel Westheimer. Teachers College Press, 2015. 121 pp. $24.95 (paper). ISBN 0807756350.</p>https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/EAC/article/view/2280democratic education, citizenship education, critical thinking |
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