Synopses & Reviews
In this text, university teachers from Eastern Europe, Western Europe and North America report on their efforts to prepare students for engaged democratic citizenship. Their case studies illustrate methods employed to prepare citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. The contributors describe their approaches in detail, reflecting on the philosophical and pedagogical considerations being employed, as well as exploring models of experiential service-learning, action research, and other curricular innovations. Stakeholders are encouraged to replicate, modify or entirely recast the ideas presented, in the interest of building capacity within their institutions, peers and partners to realize and maintain the promise of democracy.
Synopsis
In this book, university teachers provide case studies illustrating methods employed to prepare citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. Examples of practice from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and North America are included, along with reflections and advice for practice.
About the Author
Jason Laker is Professor and Department Chair in the Faculty of Education at San José State University in California, USA. He has previously published Masculinities in Higher Education (co-edited with T. Davis).
Concepción Naval is Dean of the School of Education and Psychology at the University of Navarra, Spain.
Kornelija Mrnjaus is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Rijeka, Croatia.
Table of Contents
Civic Pedagogies in Higher Education: Teaching for Democracy in Europe, Canada and the USA; Jason Laker, Kornelija Mrnjaus and Concepción Naval1. Human Rights Education through Study Visits of Human Rights Institutions; Peter G. Kirchschlaeger2. Building Community in the Silicon Valley; Dayana Salazar and Melinda Jackson3. Negotiating Change in Romanian Tertiary Education: Volunteering and Democratic Citizenship; Maria-Carmen Pantea4. Democratic Citizenship and the University Curriculum: Three Initiatives in England; Tristan McCowan5. Standing on Guard? History, Identity, and the Quandaries of Citizenship Education in Canada; Jane G. V. McGaughey6. Student Designed Deliberative Forums as a Pedagogical Method; Alex Sager7. Learning to Participate: International Experiences of Service-Learning and Community Service Programs; Concepción Naval, Carolina Ugarte, Arantzazu Martínez-Odria8. The Personal is Pedagogical: A Microcosmic Conversation on Democratic Education; Jason A. Laker, Minna Holopainen and Lorri Capizzi