Quick hits for educating citizens [electronic resource] / edited by James L. Perry and Steven G. Jones ; Sharon J. Hamilton and Robert H. Orr, consulting editors ; foreword by Thomas Ehrlich.
Contributor(s): Perry, James L | Jones, Steven G | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2006Description: xxiii, 136 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Subject(s): Service learning -- United States | Service learning -- Curricula -- United States | Political participation -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 378.1/03 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : why "educating citizens"? why now? / Steven G. Jones and James L. Perry -- Tips for first timers -- Classroom activities -- Service learning and educating citizens -- Assessing student learning -- Departmental and disciplinary approaches to educating citizens -- Educating citizens through research -- Overcoming barriers to educating students for citizenship.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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