Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement

By Thomas Ehrlich, Josh Corngold, Anne Colby, et al.

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787985546
• ISBN13: 9780787985547
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"