Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement

by Anne Colby, Elizabeth Beaumont, Thomas Ehrlich

Educating for Democracy reports the results of the Political Engagement Project, a study of educational practices at the college level that prepare students for responsible democratic participation. In this book, coauthors Anne Colby, Elizabeth Beaumont, Thomas Ehrlich, and Josh Corngold show that education for political development can increase students’ political understanding, skill, motivation, and involvement while contributing to many aspects of general academic learning.

Genres: Education

364 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2007

About the author

Anne Colby is a scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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