Can Schools Save Democracy? Av Michael J. (graduate School Of Education And Human Development Gwu) Feuer

<p><b>How can education protect and strengthen democracy?</b></p><p>In an era when democracy is at critical risk, is it reasonable to expect the education system¿already buckling under the ordeal of a global pandemic¿to solve the converging problems of inequality, climate change, and erosion of trust in government and science? Will more civics instruction help? In <i>Can Schools Save Democracy?</i> Michael J. Feuer offers a new approach to addressing these questions with a strategy for improving the process and substance of civic education.</p><p>Although schooling alone cannot save democracy, it must play a part. Feuer introduces a framework for educator preparation that emphasizes collective action, experiential learning, and partnerships between schools and their complex constituencies. His proposed reform aims to equip teachers with an appreciation of the paradoxes of pluralism¿in particular, the tensions between individual choice and social outcomes. And he offers practical sugges

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