Teaching for Dissent: Citizenship Education and Political Activism

by Sarah M. Stitzlein

For the first time in a decade, leaders and citizens across the political spectrum are celebrating dissent. The reappearance of dissent in town hall meetings and on street corners brings new promise for improved democratic life and citizen participation. But this promise cannot be fulfilled if schools do not cultivate the skills necessary for our citizens to engage in political dissent. Indeed, this book reveals troubling practices in schools, resulting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612052282
• ISBN13: 9781612052281
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"