Encouraging College Students' Democratic Engagement in an Era of Political Polarization

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Higher education helps students along a transformative path to citizenship by providing knowledge and experiences that help them become effective and responsible participants in democracy. The pedagogies discussed in this book vary in the student populations they target, the courses to which they are linked, and the nature of the democratic principles to which students are exposed; nevertheless, the authors maintain a unified commitment to preparing students for a life of democratic citizenship. By teaching students citizenship skills, including expressing opinions, working collaboratively, and participating in dialogue and civic reasoning, students prepare to discuss major issues that they face nationally and locally. The authors’ discussions of scholarly and practical knowledge about pedagogical strategies, such as dialogic and deliberative pedagogies, civility, civic education, and the social contract, position educators to help students learn about democracy through experiences and teach them strategies for engaging in productive disagreement. These steps are essential for active democratic engagement beyond the classroom. This goal animates Encouraging College Students’ Democratic Engagement in an Era of Political Polarization. Each chapter offers insight into how higher education can infuse modern democracy with diverse voices, engaged citizens, and a reframing of political talk.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt:625 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:302
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666965667

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Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Angela M. McGowan-Kirsch is associate professor of communication at The State University of New York at Fredonia.

Recensioner i media

A valuable resource for all teacher-scholars who aspire to teach the skills of citizenship required for cultivating and caretaking a robust civil society predicated on civic self-actualization and democratic self-determination.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Pedagogical Strategies for Educating Emerging Citizens in a Polarized EraAngela M. McGowan-KirschChapter 1: Dismantling Polarization through Dialogic and Deliberative PedagogiesLaura W. Black & Carson S. KayChapter 2: A “Practice Field” for Democracy: Harnessing the Potential of Sports to Promote Democratic Deliberation in the College ClassroomRebecca A. AltChapter 3: Promoting Democracy: Civic Education in an Era of Anti-Democratic UnrestKevin R. Meyer & Stephen K. HuntChapter 4: “The Civil Dialogues Were Dope”: Civil Dialogue® as A Tool for Engaging Students in Difficult Conversations in the ClassroomKatrina N. Hanna, Robert J. Razzante, & Jennifer A. LindeChapter 5: An Interdisciplinary Civics Approach: Teaching the Social Contract and Lived CivicsBen Epstein, Molly W. Andolina, and Kristen PengellyChapter 6: Reframe Political Talk as Discursive Civic EngagementPamela Conners, Sara A. Mehltretter Drury, Amanda Nienow, Laura Wysocki, Katherine Knobloch, & Reni JosephChapter 7: Integrating Interpersonal Communication and Rhetorical Studies in a Course Highlighting Deliberative DemocracySherry G. Ford & Sally Bennett HardigChapter 8: Public Discourse: Civic Action as Training for Democratic EngagementSarah Wolter & Hagar AttiaChapter 9: Preserving the Liberal Public Sphere through AI EngagementHeather WaltersChapter 10: Looking for Difference: Using Declamation and Controversial Images to Frame Civic EngagementAdam J. GaffeyChapter 11: Finding Common Ground: How Two Divergent Colleges Converged Around ConversationTim Muehlhoff & Michael Y. AhnChapter 12: How to Have Difficult Conversations: Using Deliberation to Promote Students’ Democratic Decision-MakingJames Proszek, Chris Anderson, Brian A. Long, Augustus Isaac, & Corydon TaylorChapter 13: Preparing to Have Campus Conversations: Infusing Deliberative Pedagogy with an Ethic of DialogueJennifer L. Borda & Renee Guarriello HeathConclusion: Final Thoughts and Future ActionsAngela M. McGowan-Kirsch