Civility and democratic education / Andrew Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Andrew, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in education. SpringerBriefs in citizenship education for the 21st century

SpringerBriefs in citizenship education for the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civics--Study and teaching.

Civics.

Democratization.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Educational sociology.

Physical Description:

viii, 73 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book explores how and why civility contributes to a vibrant democratic society, and how it can be fostered and cultivated as a key part of democratic education. It suggests that civility only makes sense as a civic virtue if it is conceived in relation to civic friendship, concord and fellow-feeling. This book offers a timely snapshot of civility as a pressing, yet enduring, concern in democratic life and education. It elucidates a virtue-based conceptualization of civility and its place within democratic education, and makes use of real-life examples and cases to illustrate its arguments and to engage a range of readers. In short, this book is interested in what civility is and how schools can and do cultivate civility.

Contents:

1. The "plight of civility" today. Setting the context : we need to talk about civility ; Defining civility ; The structure of this book

2. Civil conduct : tolerance, deliberation and the possibility of "justified incivility". Introduction ; Civility and civil conduct ; The limits of civility : or when is it justified to be uncivil? ; Conclusion

3. Civility and mutual fellow-feeling. Introduction ; Civic friendship, fellow-feeling and well-wishing ; Formative processes ; Conclusion

4. Educating civility in schools. Introduction ; Situating civility ; Experiencing civility ; Enacting civility ; Conclusion

5. Moving beyond the "plight of civility" and future research on civility and democratic education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

981151013X

9789811510137

OCLC:

1120694211